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Mystic Aquarium's marine mammal and sea turtle stranding data 1976-2011

Dataset homepage

Citation

Smith, A. 2014. Mystic Aquarium's marine mammal and sea turtle stranding data 1976-2011. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/945) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/ymqu6q accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-18.

Description

Original provider: Mystic Aquarium Dataset credits: Mystic Aquarium Abstract: Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program supports animals in need, educates the public about the marine environment and its inhabitants, and promotes our mission to inspire people to care about and protect our ocean planet. Mystic Aquarium is a founding member of the Northeast Region Stranding Network. The network consists of independent organizations dedicated to caring for sick and injured marine animals and learning more about the reasons they come ashore. Only groups and facilities authorized by the National Marine Fisheries Service are permitted to handle these animals, which are protected under federal law.

The efforts of the Aquarium and its volunteer "first responder" network are centered on the coasts of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Fishers Island, New York, USA, but the Aquarium has also supported institutions from Maine to New Jersey, and even in Texas, when other institutions have needed support for their operations. To date the Aquarium has responded to more than 1100 stranded seals, whales, dolphins, porpoises and sea turtles. From 2007 to 2012, we have responded to 376 strandings and 426 sightings and accepted 113 seals from other facilities for rehabilitation. Purpose: Aquarium scientists maintain data on marine mammal and sea turtle strandings and sightings as a means of monitoring the behavior and health of these animals, always vigilant for changes in patterns that might signal an unusual event such as a viral outbreak or a toxic algal bloom. The condition of these animals reveals much about the health of our oceans. Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Turtles: Testudines (173749) => Testudines (948936) April 9, 2013: Time of stranding was not available, so 00:00:00 was used; two records did not have month or day available, so Jan 1 was used.

Purpose

Aquarium scientists maintain data on marine mammal and sea turtle strandings and sightings as a means of monitoring the behavior and health of these animals, always vigilant for changes in patterns that might signal an unusual event such as a viral outbreak or a toxic algal bloom. The condition of these animals reveals much about the health of our oceans.

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. Lagenorhynchus acutus
    common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species
  2. Mesoplodon densirostris
    common name: Blainville's Beaked Whale rank: species
  3. Balaenoptera musculus
    common name: Blue Whale rank: species
  4. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  5. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  6. Kogia sima
    common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
  7. Balaenoptera physalus
    common name: Fin Whale rank: species
  8. Chelonia mydas
    common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
  9. Halichoerus grypus
    common name: Atlantic gray seal rank: species
  10. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  11. Phoca vitulina
    common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
  12. Pagophilus groenlandicus
    common name: Harp Seal rank: species
  13. Cystophora cristata
    common name: Hooded Seal rank: species
  14. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  15. Lepidochelys kempii
    common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
  16. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  17. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  18. Globicephala melas
    common name: Long-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
  19. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  20. Eubalaena glacialis
    common name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
  21. Kogia breviceps
    common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
  22. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  23. Globicephala macrorhynchus
    common name: Short-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
  24. Mesoplodon bidens
    common name: Sowerby's Beaked Whale rank: species
  25. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  26. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  27. Mysticeti
    common name: baleen whales rank: suborder
  28. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  29. Caniformia
    common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
  30. Testudines
    common name: Turtles rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Ainsley Smith
originator
position: Primary contact
Duke University
email: ainsley.smith@duke.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
Ainsley Smith
owner
position: Primary contact
Duke University
email: ainsley.smith@duke.edu
Ainsley Smith
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Duke University
email: ainsley.smith@duke.edu
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