SEFSC Gomex Shelf 1994

Lance Garrison

doi:10.15468/pv8mmg

SEFSC Gomex Shelf 1994

Citation

Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC Gomex Shelf 1994. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/35) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/pv8mmg accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-24.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Carol Roden, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: A Eastern Gulf of Mexico cetacean survey was conducted in 1994 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey. Sighted species numbers 299 herds composed of 4,370 total individual animals, including Atlantic spotted dolphin Clymene dolphin Cuvier’s beaked whale Hardshell Kemp's ridley Leatherback Loggerhead Pantropical spotted dolphin Risso's dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Sperm whale Spinner dolphin 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, which should meet the responsibility under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Collect data to estimate abundances and define the distributions of marine mammals in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. 2. Collect associated environmental data at designated stations. 3. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species. 4. Conduct a shallow water (10 to 20 fathoms) experiment on dolphin attraction to a vessel. 5. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of sea turtles, seabirds and other marine life. 6. Collect data on the distribution and type of marine debris encountered during the survey. Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Bridled Tern: Sterna anaethetus (176897) => Onychoprion anaethetus (824104) Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) => Hydroprogne caspia (176935) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) Least Tern: Sterna antillarum (176923) => Sternula antillarum (824127) Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142) Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) => Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932) 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, which should meet the responsibility under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Collect data to estimate abundances and define the distributions of marine mammals in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. 2. Collect associated environmental data at designated stations. 3. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species. 4. Conduct a shallow water (10 to 20 fathoms) experiment on dolphin attraction to a vessel. 5. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of sea turtles, seabirds and other marine life. 6. Collect data on the distribution and type of marine debris encountered during the survey.

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
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Istiophoridae
common name: billfishes rank: family
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Sterna
rank: genus
Onychoprion anaethetus
common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
Sula leucogaster
common name: Brown Booby rank: species
Pelecanus occidentalis
common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
Hydroprogne caspia
common name: Caspian Tern rank: species
Stenella clymene
common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
Ziphius cavirostris
common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
Coryphaena hippurus
common name: dolphinfish rank: species
Phalacrocorax auritus
common name: Double-crested Cormorant rank: species
Anatidae
common name: Ducks rank: family
Ardeidae
rank: family
Exocoetidae
common name: flyingfishes rank: family
Fregata
rank: genus
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Sphyrnidae
common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Scyphozoa
common name: jellyfish rank: class
Lepidochelys kempii
common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
Leucophaeus atricilla
common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
Sternula antillarum
common name: Least Tern rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Sula dactylatra
common name: Masked Booby rank: species
Mesoplodon
common name: beaked whales rank: genus
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
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Steno bredanensis
common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
Thalasseus maximus
common name: Royal Tern rank: species
Thalasseus sandvicensis
common name: Sandwich Tern rank: species
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Globicephala
common name: pilot whales rank: genus
Onychoprion fuscatus
common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
Scomberomorus
common name: Spanish mackerels rank: genus
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Stenella longirostris
common name: Spinner Dolphin 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
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Odontoceti
common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Rajiformes
common name: rays rank: order
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Thunnus albacares
common name: yellowfin tuna rank: species

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