Density Models by NOAA SWFSC

Species & Guilds

(List ordered by guild name and scientific name)

Bal.bor
Balaenoptera borealisSei whaleN/A180526ProfileEndangered
Berardius
Berardius bairdiiBaird's beaked whaleN/A180496Profile
blue whale
Balaenoptera musculusblue whale180528ProfileEndangered
bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatusbottlenose dolphin180426Profile
Bryde whale
Balaenoptera edeniBryde's whaleN/A612597Profile
Del.cap
Delphinus capensisLong-beaked common dolphinN/A555654Profile
Del.spp
Guild = DelphinusDelphinus spp.N/A180437Profile
eastern spinner dolphins
Stenella longirostris orientaliseastern spinner dolphinsN/A612612Profile
Eub.jap
Eubalaena japonicaNorth Pacific right whale612591ProfileEndangered
Fer.att
Feresa attenuataPygmy killer whale180461Profile
fin whale
Balaenoptera physalusfin whale180527ProfileEndangered
Fraser's dolphin
Lagenodelphis hoseiFraser's dolphin180440Profile
Glo.mac
Globicephala macrorhynchusShort-finned pilot whale180466Profile
humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliaehumpback whale180530ProfileEndangered
Ind.pac
Indopacetus pacificusLongman's beaked whaleN/A180502Profile
killer whale
Orcinus orcakiller whale180469ProfileEndangered
Kog.bre
Kogia brevicepsPygmy sperm whale180491Profile
Kogia
Kogia brevicepspygmy sperm whale180491Profile
Kogia simadwarf sperm whale180492Profile
Kog.sim
Kogia simaDwarf sperm whale180492Profile
Melon-headed whale
Peponocephala electraMelon-headed whale180459Profile
Mes.den
Mesoplodon densirostrisBlainville's beaked whale180517Profile
Mesoplodon spp
MesoplodonMesoplodon spN/A180506Profile
northern right whale dolphin
Lissodelphis borealisnorthern right whale dolphin180454Profile
offshore spotted dolphin
Stenella attenuatapantropical spotted dolphin180430Profile
Pacific white-sided dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obliquidensPacific white-sided dolphin180444Profile
Pho.dal
Phocoenoides dalliDall's porpoise180480Profile
Pho.pho
Phocoena phocoenaHarbor porpoise180473Profile
pilot whales
Globicephala macrorhynchusshort-finned pilot whale180466Profile
Globicephala melaslong-finned pilot whale552461Profile
Pse.cra
Pseudorca crassidensFalse killer whale180463ProfileEndangered
Risso's dolphin
Grampus griseusRisso's dolphin180457Profile
rough-toothed dolphins
Steno bredanensisrough-toothed dolphins180417Profile
short-beaked common dolphin
Delphinus delphiscommon dolphin180438Profile
small beaked whale
MesoplodonMesoplodon spN/A180506Profile
Mesoplodon carlhubbsiHubbs' beaked whaleN/A180512Profile
Mesoplodon densirostrisBlainville's beaked whale180517Profile
Ziphiusziphiid whaleN/A180493Profile
Ziphius cavirostrisCuvier's beaked whale180498Profile
sperm whale
Physeter macrocephalussperm whale180489Profile
striped dolphin
Stenella coeruleoalbastriped dolphin180434Profile
Tur.tru.coa
Tursiops truncatusBottlenose dolphin180426Profile
Tur.tru.off
Tursiops truncatusOffshore bottlenose dolphin180426Profile
whitebelly spinner dolphin
Stenella longirostrislong-snouted spinner dolphin180429Profile
Zip.cav
Ziphius cavirostrisCuvier's beaked whale180498Profile
Ziph.Sp
Ziphiid whaleUnidentified beaked whaleN/A180497Profile
Scientific illustrations courtesy to Garth Mix, GMIX Designs

Data Description

Data Units Source
Processing
Model Building Prediction
Cetacean Sightings # groups/km Line-transect Survey Cruise Sum within sample unit NA
Cetacean Group Size # individuals Line-transect Survey Cruise Average across sample unit NA
Distance Offshore km NA NA  
Depth m ETOPO2v2 Inverse distance weighted average (linear decay)  
Sea Surface Temperature degrees C Concurrent in situ Inverse distance weighted average (linear decay)  
Sea Surface Salinity PSU Concurrent in situ Inverse distance weighted average (linear decay)  
Thermocline Depth m Concurrent in situ Inverse distance weighted average (linear decay)  
Thermocline Strength degrees C/m Concurrent in situ Inverse distance weighted average (linear decay)  
Log Surface Chlorophyll Concentration mg/m3 Concurrent in situ Inverse distance weighted average (linear decay)  
Beaufort Sea State NA Concurrent in situ Average across sample unit  

Cruise Description

Organization Cruise Name Cruise Number
Year
SWFSC MOPS 989 1986
SWFSC MOPS 990 1986
SWFSC MOPS 1080 1987
SWFSC MOPS 1081 1987
SWFSC MOPS 1164 1988
SWFSC MOPS 1165 1988
SWFSC MOPS 1267 1989
SWFSC MOPS 1268 1989
SWFSC MOPS 1369 1990
SWFSC MOPS 1370 1990
SWFSC STAR 1610 1998
SWFSC STAR 1611 1998
SWFSC STAR 1612 1998
SWFSC STAR 1613 1999
SWFSC STAR 1614 1999
SWFSC STAR 1615 2000
SWFSC STAR 1616 2000
SWFSC STAR
1623
2003
SWFSC STAR
1624
2003

Seasons

Season Definition
Winter N/A
Spring N/A
Summer July through December
Fall N/A

Grid size

CCE 25km x 25km
ETP 100km x 100km

Glossary