Aerial Oil Spill Response Survey 1994-1997

Janet Casey; Glenn Ford

doi:10.15468/kqd42b

Aerial Oil Spill Response Survey 1994-1997

Citation

Ford, G. and J. Casey. 2013. Aerial Oil Spill Response Survey 1994-1997. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/47) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/kqd42b accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-13.

Description

Original provider: Minerals Management Service Dataset credits: Minerals Management Service Abstract: This dataset is from the aerial surveys of marine birds and mammals in support of oil spill response and injury assessment studies: OSPR aerial surveys [birds and mammals] study code: OS, Contract number: FG7407-OS with California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR); and 14-35-0001-30758 (Task 13293) with the Coastal Marine Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, Principal investigators: Michael L. Bonnell, Ph.D. Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz Time period: June 1994 through October 1998 Study area: Coastal and inland marine waters of California. Methodology: Aerial surveys were conducted in a variety of California locales with experienced observers and trainees. The aircraft used was a Partenavia PN68 Observer provided by the Department of Air Services, CDFG, flown at an altitude of 200' (60 m) above ground level and at a typical air speed of 90 kts. Two observers (at least one experienced) occupied middle seats and searched a corridor of 50m on each side of the aircraft. Width was defined by clinometer and simple trigonometric functions. Species, numbers, behavior and other information was described on hand-held tape recorders for later transcription and computer entry. The co-pilot position was occupied by a navigator/computer operator. This individual recorded number of observers on-watch, transect status (i.e., on-effort, off-effort, and commutes), as well as sea state, weather and other observation conditions. Date, time, and position of the aircraft were recorded directly into the data-logging computer with time, latitude and longitude provided by a Global Positioning System (GPS). Databases produced: A single database was produced including date, time, latitude/longitude, behavior, observation conditions, and other information for each sighting of marine birds, mammals, and turtles. As stated above, some surveys were solely for the purpose of drills and training, some for systematic data collection, and others for actual oil spill response. In this study, 74 one-day surveys were flown through 1997. Through the end of 1997, a total of 670 hours were flown and, exclusive of commutes, mapped bird and mammal distribution and abundance along 31,271 km (16,886 nmi) of transects. Data from several surveys from 1998 are yet fully analyzed and therefore not included in this dataset. Credit for this study is shared with OSPR by the Minerals Management Service (MMS), Pacific OCS Region, that provided most observers for surveys flown in Santa Barbara Channel and the Santa Maria Basin; MMS personnel also carried out tape-transcriptions and computer entry for surveys in southern California waters (this portion of the OSPR surveys was conducted under matching-funds between OSPR and the Coastal Marine Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara). Purpose: Develop and maintain a capability to provide aerial surveys of marine bird and mammal distribution and abundance for oil spill response and post-spill injury assessment. 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) Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) => Hydroprogne caspia (176935) Sterna elegans (176925) => Thalasseus elegans (176931) Great Egret: Casmerodius albus (174810) => Ardea alba (554135) Red Phalarope: Phalaropus fulicaria (554376) => Phalaropus fulicarius (176734) Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (176638) => Tringa semipalmata (824147) Phalacrocorax olivaceus (174722) => Phalacrocorax brasilianus brasilianus (824220) Larus tridactyla (176874) => Rissa tridactyla (176875) Larus sabini (176865) => Xema sabini (176866) [2015-03-24] A few records had a wrong animal count of zero. The value is replaced with an blank representing species presence only.

Purpose

Develop and maintain a capability to provide aerial surveys of marine bird and mammal distribution and abundance for oil spill response and post-spill injury assessment.

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).

Aechmophorus occidentalis
common name: Western Grebe rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Anas acuta
common name: Northern Pintail rank: species
Anas americana
common name: American Wigeon rank: species
Anas platyrhynchos
common name: Mallard rank: species
Ardea herodias
common name: Great Blue Heron rank: species
Aythya americana
common name: Redhead rank: species
Aythya collaris
common name: Ring-necked Duck rank: species
Aythya valisineria
common name: Canvasback rank: species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common name: Minke Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera musculus
common name: Blue Whale rank: species
Berardius bairdii
common name: Baird's Beaked Whale rank: species
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Brachyramphus marmoratus
common name: Marbled Murrelet rank: species
Branta canadensis
common name: Canada Goose rank: species
Bucephala albeola
common name: Bufflehead rank: species
Bucephala clangula
common name: Common Goldeneye rank: species
Bucephala
common name: Goldeneyes rank: genus
Calidris alba
common name: Sanderling rank: species
Ardea alba
common name: Great Egret rank: species
Tringa semipalmata
common name: Willet rank: species
Cepphus columba
common name: Pigeon Guillemot rank: species
Cerorhinca monocerata
common name: Rhinoceros Auklet rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Clangula hyemalis
common name: Long-tailed Duck rank: species
Columba livia
common name: Common Pigeon rank: species
Sterna
rank: genus
Anas
common name: Dabbling Ducks rank: genus
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Phoebastria nigripes
common name: Black-footed Albatross rank: species
Diomedea
common name: Albatrosses rank: genus
Aythya
common name: Diving Ducks rank: genus
Coryphaena hippurus
common name: dolphinfish rank: species
Anatidae
common name: Ducks rank: family
Ardeidae
rank: family
Egretta thula
common name: Snowy Egret rank: species
Enhydra lutris
common name: Sea Otter rank: species
Eumetopias jubatus
common name: Steller Sea Lion rank: species
Fratercula corniculata
common name: Horned Puffin rank: species
Fulmarus glacialis
common name: Northern Fulmar rank: species
Gavia
common name: Loons rank: genus
Gavia immer
common name: Common Loon rank: species
Gavia
common name: Loons rank: genus
Gavia stellata
common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
Anatidae
common name: Ducks rank: family
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Himantopus mexicanus
common name: Black-necked Stilt rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Larus
rank: genus
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
common name: Pacific White-sided Dolphin rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Larus californicus
common name: California Gull rank: species
Larus canus
common name: Mew Gull rank: species
Larus delawarensis
common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
Larus glaucescens
common name: Glaucous-winged Gull rank: species
Larus heermanni
common name: Heermann's Gull rank: species
Larus occidentalis
common name: Western Gull rank: species
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
Xema sabini
common name: Sabine's Gull rank: species
Rissa tridactyla
common name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
Limosa fedoa
common name: Marbled Godwit rank: species
Lissodelphis borealis
common name: Northern Right Whale Dolphin rank: species
Fratercula cirrhata
common name: Tufted Puffin rank: species
Limosa fedoa
common name: Marbled Godwit rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Melanitta fusca
common name: Velvet Scoter rank: species
Melanitta perspicillata
common name: Surf Scoter rank: species
Melanitta
common name: Scoters rank: genus
Mergus merganser
common name: Common Merganser rank: species
Mergus serrator
common name: Red-breasted Merganser rank: species
Mirounga angustirostris
common name: Northern Elephant Seal rank: species
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Myliobatis californica
common name: bat ray rank: species
Anas acuta
common name: Northern Pintail rank: species
Numenius phaeopus
common name: Whimbrel rank: species
Oceanodroma furcata
common name: Fork-tailed Storm Petrel rank: species
Oceanodroma homochroa
common name: Ashy Storm Petrel rank: species
Oceanodroma melania
common name: Black Storm Petrel rank: species
Oxyura jamaicensis
common name: Ruddy Duck rank: species
Pandion haliaetus
common name: Osprey rank: species
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
common name: American White Pelican rank: species
Pelecanus occidentalis
common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Phalacrocorax brasilianus brasilianus
rank: subspecies
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
common name: Pelagic Cormorant rank: species
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
common name: Brandt's Cormorant rank: species
Phalaropus fulicarius
common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
Phalaropus lobatus
common name: Red-necked Phalarope rank: species
Phalaropus
rank: genus
Phalacrocorax
rank: genus
Phoca vitulina
common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
Phocidae
common name: earless seals rank: family
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Phocoenoides dalli
common name: Dall's Porpoise rank: species
Caniformia
common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
Podiceps auritus
common name: Horned Grebe rank: species
Podiceps nigricollis
common name: Black-necked Grebe rank: species
Prionace glauca
common name: blue shark rank: species
Procellaria
rank: genus
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
common name: Cassin's Auklet rank: species
Puffinus bulleri
common name: Buller's Shearwater rank: species
Puffinus creatopus
common name: Pink-footed Shearwater rank: species
Puffinus griseus
common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
Puffinus opisthomelas
common name: Black-vented Shearwater rank: species
Recurvirostra americana
common name: American Avocet rank: species
Gavia stellata
common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
Scolopacidae
rank: family
Aythya
common name: Diving Ducks rank: genus
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Stercorarius longicaudus
common name: Long-tailed Jaeger rank: species
Stercorarius parasiticus
common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
Stercorarius pomarinus
common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
Stercorarius
rank: genus
Hydroprogne caspia
common name: Caspian Tern rank: species
Thalasseus elegans
common name: Elegant Tern rank: species
Sterna forsteri
common name: Forster's Tern rank: species
Sterna hirundo
common name: Common Tern rank: species
Sterna paradisaea
common name: Arctic Tern rank: species
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Tursiops truncatus truncatus
rank: subspecies
Uria aalge
common name: Common Murre rank: species
Numenius phaeopus
common name: Whimbrel rank: species
Zalophus californianus
common name: California Sea Lion rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Northeastern Pacific Ocean

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Janet Casey
originator
position: Primary contact
Janet Casey
email: None

Glenn Ford
originator
position: Primary contact
Glenn Ford
email: eci@teleport.com

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://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: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

Janet Casey
owner
position: Primary contact
Janet Casey
email: None

Glenn Ford
owner
position: Primary contact
Glenn Ford
email: eci@teleport.com

Janet Casey
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Janet Casey
email: None

Glenn Ford
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Glenn Ford
email: eci@teleport.com