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SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1996

Dataset homepage

Citation

Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1996. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/25) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/zkaets accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-17.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Mullin, K. D. & Roden, C. L., NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: The first of two spring vessel surveys of the GulfCet II Program was conducted in 1996 in oceanic and upper continental slope waters of U.S. Gulf of Mexico 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. During the 44 survey days, at least 16 species were sighted, including Bryde's whale Sperm whale Pygmy sperm whale Dwarf sperm whale Cuvier's beaked whale Striped dolphin Spinner dolphin Clymene dolphin Pantropical spotted dolphin Atlantic spotted dolphin Bottlenose dolphin Risso's dolphin Killer whale Pilot whale Melon-headed whale 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. Collect line-transect data to estimate abundances and define the distributions of cetacean species in oceanic and selected continental shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. 2. Obtain biopsy samples of skin from selected cetacean species for genetic analysis in order to study the stock structure of Gulf of Mexico cetaceans. 3. collect associated environmental data at designated stations in order to define cetacean habitats. 4. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of seabirds and other marine life. 5. Collect data on species identity, distribution and abundance, and stock structure of flyingfish. 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) 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) It turned out that the records were duplicated (two completely identical data were added). The duplication was discarded on 2012-05-08.

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. Collect line-transect data to estimate abundances and define the distributions of cetacean species in oceanic and selected continental shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. 2. Obtain biopsy samples of skin from selected cetacean species for genetic analysis in order to study the stock structure of Gulf of Mexico cetaceans. 3. collect associated environmental data at designated stations in order to define cetacean habitats. 4. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of seabirds and other marine life. 5. Collect data on species identity, distribution and abundance, and stock structure of flyingfish.

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. Oceanodroma castro
    common name: Band-rumped Storm Petrel rank: species
  5. Istiophoridae
    common name: billfishes rank: family
  6. Chlidonias niger
    common name: Black Tern rank: species
  7. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  8. Sterna
    rank: genus
  9. Onychoprion anaethetus
    common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
  10. Anous stolidus
    common name: Brown Noddy rank: species
  11. Pelecanus occidentalis
    common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
  12. Balaenoptera edeni
    common name: Eden's whale rank: species
  13. Stenella clymene
    common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
  14. Sterna hirundo
    common name: Common Tern rank: species
  15. Calonectris diomedea
    common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
  16. Ziphius cavirostris
    common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
  17. Coryphaena hippurus
    common name: dolphinfish rank: species
  18. Phalacrocorax auritus
    common name: Double-crested Cormorant rank: species
  19. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  20. Kogia
    common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
  21. Kogia sima
    common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
  22. Ardeidae
    rank: family
  23. Exocoetidae
    common name: flyingfishes rank: family
  24. Fregata
    rank: genus
  25. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  26. Sphyrnidae
    common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
  27. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  28. Scyphozoa
    common name: jellyfish rank: class
  29. Orcinus orca
    common name: Killer Whale rank: species
  30. Leucophaeus atricilla
    common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
  31. Oceanodroma leucorhoa
    common name: Leach's Storm Petrel rank: species
  32. Sternula antillarum
    common name: Least Tern rank: species
  33. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  34. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  35. Stercorarius longicaudus
    common name: Long-tailed Jaeger rank: species
  36. Mobulidae
    common name: devil rays rank: family
  37. Sula dactylatra
    common name: Masked Booby rank: species
  38. Peponocephala electra
    common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
  39. Mesoplodon
    common name: beaked whales rank: genus
  40. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  41. Morus bassanus
    common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
  42. Stenella attenuata
    common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  43. Stercorarius parasiticus
    common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
  44. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  45. Phalaropus
    rank: genus
  46. Cubaris plasticus
    rank: species
  47. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  48. Kogia breviceps
    common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
  49. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  50. Thalasseus maximus
    common name: Royal Tern rank: species
  51. Thalasseus sandvicensis
    common name: Sandwich Tern rank: species
  52. Histrio histrio
    common name: sargassum frogfish rank: species
  53. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  54. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  55. Globicephala
    common name: pilot whales rank: genus
  56. Onychoprion fuscatus
    common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
  57. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  58. Stenella longirostris
    common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
  59. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  60. Stenella
    common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
  61. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  62. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  63. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  64. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  65. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  66. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  67. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  68. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  69. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  70. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  71. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  72. Hyperoodontidae
    rank: family
  73. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  74. Rajiformes
    common name: rays rank: order
  75. Rajiformes
    common name: rays rank: order
  76. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  77. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  78. Phaethon
    rank: genus
  79. Rhincodon typus
    common name: whale shark rank: species
  80. Phaethon lepturus
    common name: White-tailed Tropicbird rank: species
  81. Oceanites oceanicus
    common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species
  82. 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
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