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AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2017

Dataset homepage

Citation

NEFSC. 2019. 2018 Annual Report of a Comprehensive Assessment of Marine Mammal, Marine Turtle, and Seabird Abundance and Spatial Distribution in US waters of the Western North Atlantic Ocean – AMAPPS II. Annual Report. Available at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/publication-database/atlantic-marine-assessment-program-protected-species. https://doi.org/10.15468/nsjn7f accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-21.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Abstract: During 21 November 2017 – 04 January 2018, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) conducted aerial abundance surveys targeting marine mammals and sea turtles. The southwestern extent was New Jersey and the northeastern extent was off of Nova Scotia, Canada in the Gulf of Maine. This survey covered waters from the coast line to about the 2000 m depth contour with a higher coverage over the New York State Offshore Planning Area. This survey coordinated with the southeast aerial survey that flew south of this study area in US waters. Track lines were flown 183 m (600 ft) above the water surface, at about 200 kph (110 knots). The two-independent team methodology was used to collect data. In Beaufort sea states of six and less, about 7,738 km of on-effort track lines were surveyed, where 93% of this effort was in Beaufort 3 and below. Purpose: The objectives of this aerial flight was to collect the data needed to estimate abundance of cetaceans and turtles in the study area and to investigate how the animals’ distribution and abundance relate to their ecosystem. Supplemental information: The survey code is TONE17WIN. Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available. Please contact the data provider to obtain this attribute.

Purpose

The objectives of this aerial flight was to collect the data needed to estimate abundance of cetaceans and turtles in the study area and to investigate how the animals’ distribution and abundance relate to their ecosystem.

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. Mesoplodon
    common name: beaked whales rank: genus
  2. Prionace glauca
    common name: blue shark rank: species
  3. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  4. Balaenoptera physalus
    common name: Fin Whale rank: species
  5. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  6. Halichoerus grypus
    common name: Atlantic gray seal rank: species
  7. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  8. Phoca vitulina
    common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
  9. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  10. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  11. Lepidochelys kempii
    common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
  12. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  13. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  14. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  15. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  16. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  17. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  18. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  19. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  20. Phocidae
    common name: earless seals rank: family
  21. Chondrichthyes
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
  22. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  23. Lagenorhynchus acutus
    common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Beth Josephson
originator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Debi Palka
originator
position: Secondary contact
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
email: dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu
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
Beth Josephson
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Debi Palka
originator
position: Secondary contact
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
email: dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu
Beth Josephson
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
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