AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2016

Beth Josephson

doi:10.15468/23wp3u

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial 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/10.15468/23wp3u accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-13.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Abstract: During 14 August 2016–28 September 2016 the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) conducted an aerial abundance survey targeting marine mammals and sea turtles. The southwestern extent was New Jersey and the northeastern extent was the southern tip of Nova Scotia, Canada. This survey covered waters from the coast line to about the 100m depth contour (summer). The summer survey coordinated with another aerial survey south of this study area in US waters and north of this area in Canadian waters, along with shipboard surveys which covered waters deeper than 100 m. Track lines were flown 183 m (600 ft) above the water surface, at about 200 kph (110 knots), and the two-independent team methodology was used to collect data. In Beaufort sea states of five and less, during the summer about 11,782 km of on-effort track lines were accomplished, where 95% of this effort was in Beaufort 3 and below. Purpose: The objectives of these aerial flights were to collect the data needed to estimate abundance of cetaceans and turtles in the study area and to investigate how the animals’ distribution and abundance relate to their physical and biological ecosystem. Supplemental information: Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available. Please contact the data provider to obtain this attribute.

Purpose

The objectives of these aerial flights were to collect the data needed to estimate abundance of cetaceans and turtles in the study area and to investigate how the animals’ distribution and abundance relate to their physical and biological ecosystem.

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).

Cetorhinus maximus
common name: basking shark rank: species
Istiophoridae
common name: billfishes rank: family
Prionace glauca
common name: blue shark rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Balaenopteridae
common name: rorquals rank: family
Chordata
rank: phylum
Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin Whale rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Chelonia mydas
common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Sphyrna
common name: bonnethead sharks rank: genus
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Lepidochelys kempii
common name: Kemp's Ridley 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: Minke Whale rank: species
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Chordata
rank: phylum
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
Alopias
rank: genus
Galeocerdo cuvier
common name: tiger shark rank: species
Perciformes
rank: order
Balaenopteridae
common name: rorquals rank: family
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Phocidae
common name: earless seals rank: family
Chondrichthyes
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Carcharodon carcharias
common name: Great white shark rank: species
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: 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

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