SEFSC Atlantic surveys 1992

Lance Garrison

doi:10.15468/6jjutx

SEFSC Atlantic surveys 1992

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 2023-05-31.

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

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
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Istiophoridae
common name: billfishes rank: family
Pterodroma hasitata
common name: Black-capped Petrel rank: species
Rissa tridactyla
common name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
Onychoprion anaethetus
common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
Sula leucogaster
common name: Brown Booby rank: species
Pelecanus occidentalis
common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
Stomolophus meleagris
rank: species
Ziphius cavirostris
common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
Anatidae
common name: Ducks rank: family
Kogia
common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
Kogia sima
common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Exocoetidae
common name: flyingfishes rank: family
Sterna forsteri
common name: Forster's Tern rank: species
Fregata
rank: genus
Larus marinus
common name: Great Black-backed Gull rank: species
Puffinus gravis
common name: Great Shearwater rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Leucophaeus atricilla
common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Morus bassanus
common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Phalaropus
rank: genus
Stercorarius pomarinus
common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
Feresa attenuata
common name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
Phaethon aethereus
common name: Red-billed Tropicbird rank: species
Phalaropus fulicarius
common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
Larus delawarensis
common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
Thalasseus maximus
common name: Royal Tern rank: species
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Globicephala
common name: pilot whales rank: genus
Onychoprion fuscatus
common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
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
Stercorarius
rank: genus
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
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
Hyperoodontidae
rank: family
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
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