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AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2016

Dataset homepage

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

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Cetorhinus maximus
    common name: basking shark rank: species
  2. Istiophoridae
    common name: billfishes rank: family
  3. Prionace glauca
    common name: blue shark rank: species
  4. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  5. Balaenopteridae
    common name: rorquals rank: family
  6. Chordata
    rank: phylum
  7. Balaenoptera physalus
    common name: Fin Whale rank: species
  8. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  9. Chelonia mydas
    common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
  10. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  11. Sphyrna
    common name: bonnethead sharks rank: genus
  12. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  13. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  14. Lepidochelys kempii
    common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
  15. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  16. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  17. Mobulidae
    common name: devil rays rank: family
  18. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  19. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  20. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  21. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  22. Chordata
    rank: phylum
  23. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  24. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  25. Alopias
    rank: genus
  26. Galeocerdo cuvier
    common name: tiger shark rank: species
  27. Perciformes
    rank: order
  28. Balaenopteridae
    common name: rorquals rank: family
  29. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  30. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  31. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  32. Phocidae
    common name: earless seals rank: family
  33. Chondrichthyes
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
  34. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  35. Carcharodon carcharias
    common name: Great white shark rank: species
  36. 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
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