SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (S)

Lance Garrison

doi:10.15468/d94krv

SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (S)

Citation

Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (S). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/17) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/d94krv accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-16.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Abstract: A spring marine mammals survey in Gulf of Mexico was conducted in 1993 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the diversity, distribution and estimate abundance of marine mammals in U.S. waters. The survey was aimed at meeting the responsibilities under the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The survey followed a winter survey in 1993.

This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey. During the 39 survey days, 18 species were sighted, including:
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Bowhead whale
Clymene dolphin
Cuvier’s beaked whale
Dwarf sperm whale
Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale
False killer whale
Killer whale
Melon-headed whale
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Pygmy killer whale
Pygmy sperm whale
Risso's dolphin
Rough-toothed dolphin
Short/Long-finned pilot whale
Sperm whale
Spinner dolphin
Standard bottlenose dolphin
Striped dolphin Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are:
1. Complete a line transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during daylight hours,
2. Collect ichthyoplankton with bongo and double neuston trawl gear for estimates of abundance of eggs, larvae and small juveniles, particularly those of bluefin tuna,
3. Obtain associated environmental and oceanographic data,
4. Record data on marine life, seabirds and debris encountered during line transects,
5. Obtain marine mammal biopsy samples for analysis, and
6. Collect tar samples encountered during neuston sampling SEAMAP stations for analysis. Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Bridled Tern: Sterna anaethetus (176897) => Onychoprion anaethetus (824104) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) Red Phalarope: Phalaropus fulicaria (554376) => Phalaropus fulicarius (176734) Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142) Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) => Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932) Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) => Onychoprion fuscatus (824105) The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file.

Purpose

The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are:
1. Complete a line transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during daylight hours,
2. Collect ichthyoplankton with bongo and double neuston trawl gear for estimates of abundance of eggs, larvae and small juveniles, particularly those of bluefin tuna,
3. Obtain associated environmental and oceanographic data,
4. Record data on marine life, seabirds and debris encountered during line transects,
5. Obtain marine mammal biopsy samples for analysis, and
6. Collect tar samples encountered during neuston sampling SEAMAP stations for analysis.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

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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
Puffinus lherminieri
common name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
Oceanodroma castro
common name: Band-rumped Storm Petrel rank: species
Istiophoridae
common name: billfishes rank: family
Rynchops niger
common name: Black Skimmer rank: species
Chlidonias niger
common name: Black Tern rank: species
Thunnus thynnus
common name: Atlantic bluefin tuna rank: species
Caranx
common name: bigeye jacks rank: genus
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Sula
rank: genus
Onychoprion anaethetus
common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
Sula leucogaster
common name: Brown Booby rank: species
Stenella clymene
common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
Sterna hirundo
common name: Common Tern rank: species
Calonectris diomedea
common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
Ziphius cavirostris
common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
Coryphaena hippurus
common name: dolphinfish rank: species
Anatidae
common name: Ducks rank: family
Kogia
common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
Kogia sima
common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
Ardeidae
rank: family
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Exocoetidae
common name: flyingfishes rank: family
Fregata
rank: genus
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Sphyrnidae
common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Scyphozoa
common name: jellyfish rank: class
Lepidochelys kempii
common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
Orcinus orca
common name: Killer Whale rank: species
Leucophaeus atricilla
common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
common name: Leach's Storm Petrel rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Mobulidae
common name: devil rays rank: family
Sula dactylatra
common name: Masked Booby rank: species
Peponocephala electra
common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
Mesoplodon
common name: beaked whales rank: genus
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Stercorarius parasiticus
common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Phalaropus
rank: genus
Cubaris plasticus
rank: species
Stercorarius pomarinus
common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
Feresa attenuata
common name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
Kogia breviceps
common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
Phaethon aethereus
common name: Red-billed Tropicbird rank: species
Phalaropus fulicarius
common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Steno bredanensis
common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
Thalasseus maximus
common name: Royal Tern rank: species
Thalasseus sandvicensis
common name: Sandwich Tern rank: species
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Globicephala
common name: pilot whales rank: genus
Puffinus griseus
common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
Onychoprion fuscatus
common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
Scomberomorus
common name: Spanish mackerels rank: genus
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Stenella longirostris
common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Stercorarius
rank: genus
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Xiphias gladius
common name: Atlantic swordfish rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Odontoceti
common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Hyperoodontidae
rank: family
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Rhincodon typus
common name: whale shark rank: species
Phaethon lepturus
common name: White-tailed Tropicbird rank: species
Oceanites oceanicus
common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species
Thunnus albacares
common name: yellowfin tuna rank: species

Geographic Coverages

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Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Lance Garrison
originator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@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

Lance Garrison
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov

Lance Garrison
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov