Sargasso sperm whales 2004

David Hyrenbach; Hal Whitehead

doi:10.15468/5ky9k2

Sargasso sperm whales 2004

Citation

Hyrenbach, D. and H. Whitehead. 2008. Sargasso sperm whales 2004. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/306) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/5ky9k2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-22.

Description

Original provider: Dalhousie University Dataset credits: Hal Whitehead, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University Abstract: The Sargasso Sea cruise surveyed marine birds and mammals in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, during the summer of 2004. This survey, onboard the Valiant 40 ocean-going research vessel Balaena, consisted of two survey legs: a sail from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Beaufort, North Carolina (May 5 - 27), and a round trip from Beaufort, North Carolina to offshore waters north of the Bahamas (June 2 - 22). Sperm whales were surveyed during both legs by members of the Hal Whitehead laboratory. Purpose: The purpose of this cruise was to study the behavior (principally social organization), ecology, and population biology of sperm whales. Supplemental information: This dataset includes sperm whale sightings and survey effort. The effort data include sightings during surveys (on effort) and during focal follows of sperm whale schools (off effort). The survey track was recorded by logging a position every 10 minutes using the vessel's GPS.

Purpose

The purpose of this cruise was to study the behavior (principally social organization), ecology, and population biology of sperm whales.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species

Geographic Coverages

North Carolina,Bahamas,Sargasso Sea

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

David Hyrenbach
originator
position: Primary contact
Duke University Marine Laboratory
email: khyrenba@u.washington.edu
homepage: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/hyrenbach.html

Hal Whitehead
originator
position: Primary contact
Dalhousie University
email: hwhitehe@dal.ca
homepage: http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

David Hyrenbach
owner
position: Primary contact
Duke University Marine Laboratory
email: khyrenba@u.washington.edu
homepage: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/hyrenbach.html

Hal Whitehead
owner
position: Primary contact
Dalhousie University
email: hwhitehe@dal.ca
homepage: http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca

David Hyrenbach
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Duke University Marine Laboratory
email: khyrenba@u.washington.edu
homepage: http://www.nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/hyrenbach.html

Hal Whitehead
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Dalhousie University
email: hwhitehe@dal.ca
homepage: http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca