SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1996

Lance Garrison

doi:10.15468/zkaets

SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1996

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 2023-06-02.

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

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
Oceanodroma castro
common name: Band-rumped Storm Petrel rank: species
Istiophoridae
common name: billfishes rank: family
Chlidonias niger
common name: Black Tern rank: species
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Sterna
rank: genus
Onychoprion anaethetus
common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
Anous stolidus
common name: Brown Noddy rank: species
Pelecanus occidentalis
common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
Balaenoptera edeni
common name: Eden's whale rank: species
Stenella clymene
common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
Sterna hirundo
common name: Common Tern rank: species
Calonectris diomedea
common name: Cory's Shearwater 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
Kogia
common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
Kogia sima
common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
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
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Scyphozoa
common name: jellyfish rank: class
Orcinus orca
common name: Killer Whale rank: species
Leucophaeus atricilla
common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
common name: Leach's Storm Petrel 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
Stercorarius longicaudus
common name: Long-tailed Jaeger rank: species
Mobulidae
common name: devil rays rank: family
Sula dactylatra
common name: Masked Booby rank: species
Peponocephala electra
common name: Melon-headed Whale 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
Stercorarius parasiticus
common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Phalaropus
rank: genus
Cubaris plasticus
rank: species
Stercorarius pomarinus
common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
Kogia breviceps
common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Thalasseus maximus
common name: Royal Tern rank: species
Thalasseus sandvicensis
common name: Sandwich Tern rank: species
Histrio histrio
common name: sargassum frogfish rank: species
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
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
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Stercorarius
rank: genus
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish 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
Hyperoodontidae
rank: family
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Rajiformes
common name: rays rank: order
Rajiformes
common name: rays rank: order
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Phaethon
rank: genus
Rhincodon typus
common name: whale shark rank: species
Phaethon lepturus
common name: White-tailed Tropicbird rank: species
Oceanites oceanicus
common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species
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