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SEFSC Atlantic surveys 1992

Dataset homepage

Citation

Garrison L, OBIS-SEAMAP (2021). SEFSC Atlantic surveys 1992. Version 2.6. OBIS-SEAMAP. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/6jjutx accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-16.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: K.D. Mullin and R. Ford, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: An Atlantic Ocean ship survey was conducted by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center in 1992 to study marine mammals and pelagic apex predators. The primary area of operation was in the Blake Plateau area of the Atlantic Ocean between 28 degree and 35 degree North latitude and from the coastal boundary to the Exclusive Economic Zone. During 28 survey days, at least 10 cetacean species were sighted, including: 1) Atlantic spotted dolphin 2) Cuvier's beaked whale 3) Dwarf sperm whale 4) False killer whale 5) Pantropical spotted dolphin 6) Pygmy killer whale 7) Globicephala sp. 8) Sperm whale 9) Spinner dolphin 10) Standard Bottlenose 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 the daylight hours, following prescribed course transects. 2. Deploy longline fishing gear during the evening hours for the propose of catching and sampling pelagic apex predators (primarily swordfish, other billfish, tunas, and sharks). 3. Collect associated 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) Bridled Tern: Sterna anaethetus (176897) => Onychoprion anaethetus (824104) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) Red Phalarope: Phalaropus fulicaria (554376) => Phalaropus fulicarius (176734) 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 the daylight hours, following prescribed course transects. 2. Deploy longline fishing gear during the evening hours for the propose of catching and sampling pelagic apex predators (primarily swordfish, other billfish, tunas, and sharks). 3. Collect associated 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. Balaenoptera
    common name: baleen whales rank: genus
  4. Balaenoptera
    common name: baleen whales rank: genus
  5. Istiophoridae
    common name: billfishes rank: family
  6. Pterodroma hasitata
    common name: Black-capped Petrel rank: species
  7. Rissa tridactyla
    common name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
  8. Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
  9. Onychoprion anaethetus
    common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
  10. Sula leucogaster
    common name: Brown Booby rank: species
  11. Pelecanus occidentalis
    common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
  12. Stomolophus meleagris
    rank: species
  13. Ziphius cavirostris
    common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
  14. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  15. Kogia
    common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
  16. Kogia sima
    common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
  17. Pseudorca crassidens
    common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
  18. Exocoetidae
    common name: flyingfishes rank: family
  19. Sterna forsteri
    common name: Forster's Tern rank: species
  20. Fregata
    rank: genus
  21. Larus marinus
    common name: Great Black-backed Gull rank: species
  22. Puffinus gravis
    common name: Great Shearwater rank: species
  23. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  24. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  25. Leucophaeus atricilla
    common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
  26. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  27. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  28. Morus bassanus
    common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
  29. Stenella attenuata
    common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  30. Phalaropus
    rank: genus
  31. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  32. Feresa attenuata
    common name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
  33. Phaethon aethereus
    common name: Red-billed Tropicbird rank: species
  34. Phalaropus fulicarius
    common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
  35. Larus delawarensis
    common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
  36. Thalasseus maximus
    common name: Royal Tern rank: species
  37. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  38. Globicephala
    common name: pilot whales rank: genus
  39. Onychoprion fuscatus
    common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
  40. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  41. Stenella longirostris
    common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
  42. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  43. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  44. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  45. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  46. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  47. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  48. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  49. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  50. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  51. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  52. Hyperoodontidae
    rank: family
  53. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  54. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  55. Phaethon lepturus
    common name: White-tailed Tropicbird rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Atlantic Ocean

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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