Dedicated boat-based surveys for marine megafauna in Suriname

Monique Pool; Marijke de Boer; Marijke de Boer

doi:10.15468/868qmz

Dedicated boat-based surveys for marine megafauna in Suriname

Citation

Pool, M. and M. de Boer. 2020. Dedicated boat-based surveys for marine megafauna in Suriname. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2124) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/868qmz accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-02.

Description

Original provider: Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Dataset credits: Monique Pool, Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Abstract: The Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) project in Suriname was initiated in 2017. Part of this EU-funded project focussed on collecting all the information regarding marine megafauna within the region (Suriname and Guyana). As part of the MSP project we searched for potential marine mammal data holders and different data-sets were found: (1) research data: published and unpublished data collected during dedicated (effort-related) marine fauna surveys (where a GPS track was available); (2) data collected by Marine Fauna Observers during geophysical seismic surveys (without an available GPS track); (3) Opportunistic data collected without keeping track of effort (e.g. website, social media and other sighting records collected by university students or citizens); and (4) Systematic land-based observations carried out during sea turtle surveys on Braamspunt. Here you can find all effort-related data regarding research data collected during boat-based surveys in Suriname. There are two types of boat-based data: (1) Small boat-based surveys by Green Heritage Fund Suriname in order to study the Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) in the Suriname River; and (2) Dedicated marine megafauna boat-based surveys at-sea carried out by M.N. de Boer and colleagues as part of a PhD study for the University of Wageningen. Purpose: The project aims to significantly enhance the governance and protection of marine and coastal resources of Guyana and Suriname through collaborative processes with all ocean stakeholders, improved knowledge of the coastal and marine environment, enhanced capacity of key stakeholders and informed marine spatial management. Upon completion of the marine Spatial planning project, we aim to continue to add new marine megafauna records to OBIS SEAMAP.

Purpose

The project aims to significantly enhance the governance and protection of marine and coastal resources of Guyana and Suriname through collaborative processes with all ocean stakeholders, improved knowledge of the coastal and marine environment, enhanced capacity of key stakeholders and informed marine spatial management. Upon completion of the marine Spatial planning project, we aim to continue to add new marine megafauna records to OBIS SEAMAP.

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
rank: genus
Puffinus lherminieri
common name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Hirundo rustica
common name: Barn Swallow rank: species
Hyperoodontidae
rank: family
Mniotilta varia
common name: Black-and-white Warbler rank: species
Sula
rank: genus
Sula leucogaster
common name: Brown Booby rank: species
Anous stolidus
common name: Brown Noddy rank: species
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Balaenoptera brydei
common name: Bryde's whale rank: species
Bulweria bulwerii
common name: Bulwer's Petrel rank: species
Progne dominicensis
common name: Caribbean Martin rank: species
Rhizoprionodon porosus
common name: Caribbean sharpnose shark rank: species
Bubulcus ibis
common name: Cattle Egret rank: species
Mobula tarapacana
common name: sicklefin devil ray rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Sterna hirundo
common name: Common Tern rank: species
Puffinus
rank: genus
Calonectris diomedea
common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
Sterna
rank: genus
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Tyrannus savana
common name: Fork-tailed Flycatcher rank: species
Lagenodelphis hosei
common name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
Puffinus gravis
common name: Great Shearwater rank: species
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Chelonia mydas
common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
Sotalia guianensis
rank: species
Sphyrna
common name: bonnethead sharks rank: genus
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Stercorarius
rank: genus
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Stercorarius
rank: genus
Leucophaeus atricilla
common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
common name: Leach's Storm Petrel rank: species
Calidris minutilla
common name: Least Sandpiper rank: species
Sternula antillarum
common name: Least Tern rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Tringa flavipes
common name: Lesser Yellowlegs rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Delphinus
common name: common dolphins rank: genus
Stercorarius longicaudus
common name: Long-tailed Jaeger rank: species
Fregata magnificens
common name: Magnificent Frigatebird rank: species
Manta birostris
common name: Atlantic manta rank: species
Puffinus puffinus
common name: Manx Shearwater rank: species
Sula dactylatra
common name: Masked Booby rank: species
Peponocephala electra
common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common name: Minke Whale rank: species
Mobula
common name: devil rays rank: genus
Lepidochelys olivacea
common name: Olive Ridley rank: species
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Stercorarius parasiticus
common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
Pterodroma
rank: genus
Charadrius
rank: genus
Stercorarius pomarinus
common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
Phaethon aethereus
common name: Red-billed Tropicbird rank: species
Sula sula
common name: Red-footed Booby rank: species
Calidris canutus
common name: Red Knot rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Steno bredanensis
common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
Arenaria interpres
common name: Ruddy Turnstone rank: species
Philomachus pugnax
common name: Ruff rank: species
Scolopacidae
rank: family
Thalasseus sandvicensis
common name: Sandwich Tern rank: species
Piranga olivacea
common name: Scarlet Tanager rank: species
Charadrius semipalmatus
common name: Semipalmated Plover rank: species
Calidris pusilla
common name: Semipalmated Sandpiper rank: species
Calidris
rank: genus
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Limnodromus griseus
common name: Short-billed Dowitcher rank: species
Globicephala macrorhynchus
common name: Short-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Onychoprion
rank: genus
Puffinus griseus
common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
Onychoprion fuscatus
common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
Stercorarius maccormicki
common name: South Polar Skua rank: species
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Stenella longirostris
common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Actitis macularius
common name: Spotted Sandpiper rank: species
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Myliobatiformes
rank: order
Oceanites
rank: genus
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Hirundinidae
rank: family
Apodidae
rank: family
Sterna
rank: genus
Phaethon
rank: genus
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Charadriiformes
rank: order
Rhincodon typus
common name: whale shark rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Numenius phaeopus
common name: Whimbrel rank: species
Tringa semipalmata
common name: Willet rank: species
Oceanites oceanicus
common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Suriname

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Monique Pool
originator
position: Primary contact
Green Heritage Fund of Suriname
email: monique@greenfundsuriname.org
homepage: https://greenfundsuriname.org/

Marijke de Boer
originator
position: Secondary contact
Wageningen Marine Research, University of Wageningen
email: marijkedeboer@hotmail.com

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

Monique Pool
owner
position: Primary contact
Green Heritage Fund of Suriname
email: monique@greenfundsuriname.org
homepage: https://greenfundsuriname.org/

Marijke de Boer
originator
position: Secondary contact
Wageningen Marine Research, University of Wageningen
email: marijkedeboer@hotmail.com

Monique Pool
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Green Heritage Fund of Suriname
email: monique@greenfundsuriname.org
homepage: https://greenfundsuriname.org/