AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016

Beth Josephson

doi:10.15468/p8dqfd

AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016

Citation

Palka, Debra. 2017. 2016 Annual Report of a Comprehensive Assessment of Marine Mammal, Marine Turtle, and Seabird Abundance and Spatial Distribution in US Waters of the Western North Atlantic Ocean – AMAPPS II. https://doi.org/10.15468/p8dqfd accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-18.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Abstract: During 27 June–25 August 2016, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) conducted a shipboard abundance survey targeting marine mammals, sea turtles and seabirds on the NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow. The survey area was between 36 and 42N and 65 and 74W, covering waters offshore of the 100m depth contour. There were 2 independent teams targeting marine mammals and sea turtles using line transect sampling techniques, a team targeting targeting sea birds using strip transect sampling techniques, a team monitoring a towed hydrophone array, and a team collecting physical and biological oceanographic data. Track lines were covered at about 10 knots. In Beaufort sea states of six and less, about 5354 km of on-effort track lines were surveyed. Over 1200 groups (16,000 individuals) of cetaceans, 26 groups (27 individuals) of sea turtles and 1977 groups (4677 individuals) of seabirds were recorded. Purpose: The main objectives of the survey were: 1) determine the distribution and abundance of cetaceans, sea turtles and sea birds within the study area; 2) collect vocalizations of cetaceans using passive acoustic arrays; 3) determine the distribution and relative abundance of plankton and other trophic levels, 4) collect hydrographic and meteorological data, and 5) when possible, collect biopsy samples and photo-identification pictures of cetaceans. Supplemental information: [2022-10-14] The species for the record on 2016-06-30 (group size 160) was corrected from unidentified spotted dolphin to the spinner dolphin. Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available. Please contact the data provider to obtain this attribute.

Purpose

The main objectives of the survey were: 1) determine the distribution and abundance of cetaceans, sea turtles and sea birds within the study area; 2) collect vocalizations of cetaceans using passive acoustic arrays; 3) determine the distribution and relative abundance of plankton and other trophic levels, 4) collect hydrographic and meteorological data, and 5) when possible, collect biopsy samples and photo-identification pictures of cetaceans.

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
Cetorhinus maximus
common name: basking shark rank: species
Mesoplodon
common name: beaked whales rank: genus
Istiophoridae
common name: billfishes rank: family
Mesoplodon densirostris
common name: Blainville's Beaked Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera musculus
common name: Blue Whale rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Kogia sima
common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin Whale rank: species
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Mesoplodon europaeus
common name: Gervais' Beaked Whale rank: species
Ziphius cavirostris
common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Mobulidae
common name: devil rays rank: family
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common name: Common Minke Whale rank: species
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Kogia breviceps
common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Chordata
rank: phylum
Balaenoptera borealis
common name: Sei Whale rank: species
Stenella longirostris
common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
Mesoplodon bidens
common name: Sowerby's Beaked Whale rank: species
Mesoplodon mirus
common name: True's Beaked Whale rank: species
Perciformes
rank: order
Balaenopteridae
common name: rorquals rank: family
Mesoplodon
common name: beaked whales rank: genus
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Kogia
common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Phocidae
common name: earless seals rank: family
Chondrichthyes
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Odontoceti
common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
Lagenorhynchus acutus
common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Beth Josephson
originator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@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

Beth Josephson
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov

Beth Josephson
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov