SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (W)

Lance Garrison

doi:10.15468/6hzeuu

SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (W)

Citation

Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (W). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/15) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/6hzeuu accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-18.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Abstract: A winter marine mammals survey in Gulf of Mexico was conducted in 1993 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. The survey was followed by a similar spring survey in 1993. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey. During the 31 survey days, 10 species were sighted, including Atlantic spotted dolphin Clymene dolphin Melon-headed whale Pantropical spotted dolphin Pygmy sperm whale Short/Long-finned pilot whale Sperm whale Standard Bottlenose dolphin Striped dolphin The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file. Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Complete a line transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during daylight hours following prescribed transects. 2. Collect ichthyoplankton samples for the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) during the non-daylight hours using neuston, bongo and Tucker trawls. 3. Obtain associated environmental and oceanographic data. Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Bonaparte's Gull: Larus philadelphia (176839) => Chroicocephalus philadelphia (824040) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142) Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) => Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)

Purpose

The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Complete a line transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during daylight hours following prescribed transects. 2. Collect ichthyoplankton samples for the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) during the non-daylight hours using neuston, bongo and Tucker trawls. 3. Obtain associated environmental and oceanographic data.

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).

Stenella frontalis
common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Puffinus lherminieri
common name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
Caranx
common name: bigeye jacks rank: genus
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Chloroscombrus
common name: bumpers rank: genus
Stenella clymene
common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
Anatidae
common name: Ducks rank: family
Exocoetidae
common name: flyingfishes rank: family
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Scyphozoa
common name: jellyfish rank: class
Leucophaeus atricilla
common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
Sula dactylatra
common name: Masked Booby rank: species
Peponocephala electra
common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Morus bassanus
common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Stercorarius pomarinus
common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
Kogia breviceps
common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
Larus delawarensis
common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
Thalasseus maximus
common name: Royal Tern rank: species
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Globicephala
common name: pilot whales rank: genus
Onychoprion fuscatus
common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Stercorarius
rank: genus
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Phalacrocorax
rank: genus
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Odontoceti
common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
Hyperoodontidae
rank: family
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass

Geographic Coverages

Gulf Of Mexico

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Lance Garrison
originator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov

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

Lance Garrison
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov

Lance Garrison
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov