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SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (W)

Dataset homepage

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

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Stenella frontalis
    common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  2. Puffinus lherminieri
    common name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
  3. Caranx
    common name: bigeye jacks rank: genus
  4. Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
  5. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  6. Chloroscombrus
    common name: bumpers rank: genus
  7. Stenella clymene
    common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
  8. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  9. Exocoetidae
    common name: flyingfishes rank: family
  10. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  11. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  12. Scyphozoa
    common name: jellyfish rank: class
  13. Leucophaeus atricilla
    common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
  14. Sula dactylatra
    common name: Masked Booby rank: species
  15. Peponocephala electra
    common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
  16. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  17. Morus bassanus
    common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
  18. Stenella attenuata
    common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  19. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  20. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  21. Kogia breviceps
    common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
  22. Larus delawarensis
    common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
  23. Thalasseus maximus
    common name: Royal Tern rank: species
  24. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  25. Globicephala
    common name: pilot whales rank: genus
  26. Onychoprion fuscatus
    common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
  27. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  28. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  29. Stenella
    common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
  30. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  31. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  32. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  33. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  34. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  35. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  36. Phalacrocorax
    rank: genus
  37. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  38. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  39. Hyperoodontidae
    rank: family
  40. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  41. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  42. 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
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