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Aerial Oil Spill Response Survey 1994-1997

Dataset homepage

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 2022-05-16.

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

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Aechmophorus occidentalis
    common name: Western Grebe rank: species
  2. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  3. Anas acuta
    common name: Northern Pintail rank: species
  4. Anas americana
    common name: American Wigeon rank: species
  5. Anas platyrhynchos
    common name: Mallard rank: species
  6. Ardea herodias
    common name: Great Blue Heron rank: species
  7. Aythya americana
    common name: Redhead rank: species
  8. Aythya collaris
    common name: Ring-necked Duck rank: species
  9. Aythya valisineria
    common name: Canvasback rank: species
  10. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  11. Balaenoptera musculus
    common name: Blue Whale rank: species
  12. Berardius bairdii
    common name: Baird's Beaked Whale rank: species
  13. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  14. Brachyramphus marmoratus
    common name: Marbled Murrelet rank: species
  15. Branta canadensis
    common name: Canada Goose rank: species
  16. Bucephala albeola
    common name: Bufflehead rank: species
  17. Bucephala clangula
    common name: Common Goldeneye rank: species
  18. Bucephala
    common name: Goldeneyes rank: genus
  19. Calidris alba
    common name: Sanderling rank: species
  20. Ardea alba
    common name: Great Egret rank: species
  21. Tringa semipalmata
    common name: Willet rank: species
  22. Cepphus columba
    common name: Pigeon Guillemot rank: species
  23. Cerorhinca monocerata
    common name: Rhinoceros Auklet rank: species
  24. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  25. Clangula hyemalis
    common name: Long-tailed Duck rank: species
  26. Columba livia
    common name: Common Pigeon rank: species
  27. Sterna
    rank: genus
  28. Anas
    common name: Dabbling Ducks rank: genus
  29. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  30. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  31. Phoebastria nigripes
    common name: Black-footed Albatross rank: species
  32. Diomedea
    common name: Albatrosses rank: genus
  33. Aythya
    common name: Diving Ducks rank: genus
  34. Coryphaena hippurus
    common name: dolphinfish rank: species
  35. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  36. Ardeidae
    rank: family
  37. Egretta thula
    common name: Snowy Egret rank: species
  38. Enhydra lutris
    common name: Sea Otter rank: species
  39. Eumetopias jubatus
    common name: Steller Sea Lion rank: species
  40. Fratercula corniculata
    common name: Horned Puffin rank: species
  41. Fulmarus glacialis
    common name: Northern Fulmar rank: species
  42. Gavia
    common name: Loons rank: genus
  43. Gavia immer
    common name: Common Loon rank: species
  44. Gavia
    common name: Loons rank: genus
  45. Gavia stellata
    common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
  46. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  47. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  48. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  49. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  50. Himantopus mexicanus
    common name: Black-necked Stilt rank: species
  51. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  52. Larus
    rank: genus
  53. Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
    common name: Pacific White-sided Dolphin rank: species
  54. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  55. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  56. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  57. Larus californicus
    common name: California Gull rank: species
  58. Larus canus
    common name: Mew Gull rank: species
  59. Larus delawarensis
    common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
  60. Larus glaucescens
    common name: Glaucous-winged Gull rank: species
  61. Larus heermanni
    common name: Heermann's Gull rank: species
  62. Larus occidentalis
    common name: Western Gull rank: species
  63. Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
  64. Xema sabini
    common name: Sabine's Gull rank: species
  65. Rissa tridactyla
    common name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
  66. Limosa fedoa
    common name: Marbled Godwit rank: species
  67. Lissodelphis borealis
    common name: Northern Right Whale Dolphin rank: species
  68. Fratercula cirrhata
    common name: Tufted Puffin rank: species
  69. Limosa fedoa
    common name: Marbled Godwit rank: species
  70. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  71. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  72. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  73. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  74. Melanitta fusca
    common name: Velvet Scoter rank: species
  75. Melanitta perspicillata
    common name: Surf Scoter rank: species
  76. Melanitta
    common name: Scoters rank: genus
  77. Mergus merganser
    common name: Common Merganser rank: species
  78. Mergus serrator
    common name: Red-breasted Merganser rank: species
  79. Mirounga angustirostris
    common name: Northern Elephant Seal rank: species
  80. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  81. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  82. Myliobatis californica
    common name: bat ray rank: species
  83. Anas acuta
    common name: Northern Pintail rank: species
  84. Numenius phaeopus
    common name: Whimbrel rank: species
  85. Oceanodroma furcata
    common name: Fork-tailed Storm Petrel rank: species
  86. Oceanodroma homochroa
    common name: Ashy Storm Petrel rank: species
  87. Oceanodroma melania
    common name: Black Storm Petrel rank: species
  88. Oxyura jamaicensis
    common name: Ruddy Duck rank: species
  89. Pandion haliaetus
    common name: Osprey rank: species
  90. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
    common name: American White Pelican rank: species
  91. Pelecanus occidentalis
    common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
  92. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  93. Phalacrocorax brasilianus brasilianus
    rank: subspecies
  94. Phalacrocorax pelagicus
    common name: Pelagic Cormorant rank: species
  95. Phalacrocorax penicillatus
    common name: Brandt's Cormorant rank: species
  96. Phalaropus fulicarius
    common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
  97. Phalaropus lobatus
    common name: Red-necked Phalarope rank: species
  98. Phalaropus
    rank: genus
  99. Phalacrocorax
    rank: genus
  100. Phoca vitulina
    common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
  101. Phocidae
    common name: earless seals rank: family
  102. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  103. Phocoenoides dalli
    common name: Dall's Porpoise rank: species
  104. Caniformia
    common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
  105. Podiceps auritus
    common name: Horned Grebe rank: species
  106. Podiceps nigricollis
    common name: Black-necked Grebe rank: species
  107. Prionace glauca
    common name: blue shark rank: species
  108. Procellaria
    rank: genus
  109. Ptychoramphus aleuticus
    common name: Cassin's Auklet rank: species
  110. Puffinus bulleri
    common name: Buller's Shearwater rank: species
  111. Puffinus creatopus
    common name: Pink-footed Shearwater rank: species
  112. Puffinus griseus
    common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
  113. Puffinus opisthomelas
    common name: Black-vented Shearwater rank: species
  114. Recurvirostra americana
    common name: American Avocet rank: species
  115. Gavia stellata
    common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
  116. Scolopacidae
    rank: family
  117. Aythya
    common name: Diving Ducks rank: genus
  118. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  119. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  120. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  121. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  122. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  123. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  124. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  125. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  126. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  127. Stercorarius longicaudus
    common name: Long-tailed Jaeger rank: species
  128. Stercorarius parasiticus
    common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
  129. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  130. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  131. Hydroprogne caspia
    common name: Caspian Tern rank: species
  132. Thalasseus elegans
    common name: Elegant Tern rank: species
  133. Sterna forsteri
    common name: Forster's Tern rank: species
  134. Sterna hirundo
    common name: Common Tern rank: species
  135. Sterna paradisaea
    common name: Arctic Tern rank: species
  136. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  137. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  138. Tursiops truncatus truncatus
    rank: subspecies
  139. Uria aalge
    common name: Common Murre rank: species
  140. Numenius phaeopus
    common name: Whimbrel rank: species
  141. 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
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