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 2024-09-01.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
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Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Cetorhinus maximuscommon name: basking shark rank: species
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Istiophoridaecommon name: billfishes rank: family
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Prionace glaucacommon name: blue shark rank: species
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Balaenopteridaecommon name: rorquals rank: family
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Chordatarank: phylum
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Balaenoptera physaluscommon name: Fin Whale rank: species
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Grampus griseuscommon name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
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Chelonia mydascommon name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
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Phocoena phocoenacommon name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
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Sphyrnacommon name: bonnethead sharks rank: genus
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Cheloniidaecommon name: Sea Turtles rank: family
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Megaptera novaeangliaecommon name: Humpback Whale rank: species
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Lepidochelys kempiicommon name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
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Dermochelys coriaceacommon name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
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Caretta carettacommon name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
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Mobulidaecommon name: devil rays rank: family
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Balaenoptera acutorostratacommon name: Minke Whale rank: species
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Mola molacommon name: ocean sunfish rank: species
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Delphinus delphiscommon name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
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Chordatarank: phylum
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Physeter macrocephaluscommon name: Sperm Whale rank: species
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Stenella coeruleoalbacommon name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
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Alopiasrank: genus
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Galeocerdo cuviercommon name: tiger shark rank: species
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Perciformesrank: order
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Balaenopteridaecommon name: rorquals rank: family
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Elasmobranchiicommon name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
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Phocidaecommon name: earless seals rank: family
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Chondrichthyescommon name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
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Cetaceacommon name: cetaceans rank: order
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Carcharodon carchariascommon name: Great white shark rank: species
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Lagenorhynchus acutuscommon name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species
Geographic Coverages
North Atlantic
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Beth Josephsonoriginator
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