New England Aquarium Harbor Porpoise Tracking (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Connie Merigo

doi:10.15468/3fkvvf

New England Aquarium Harbor Porpoise Tracking (aggregated per 1-degree cell)

Citation

Merigo C. 2021. New England Aquarium Harbor Porpoise Tracking. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/470) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT; http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/index.shtml?project_id=293). https://doi.org/10.15468/3fkvvf accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-17.

Description

Original provider: Connie Merigo, New England Aquarium, Boston, MA USA Dataset credits: Data provider New England Aquarium Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Abstract: This juvenile male harbor porpoise known as “Oscar,” stranded on Skaket Beach in Orleans, Massachusetts, on February 17, 2008. He was rescued by the Cape Cod Stranding Network, A Project of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and transported to the New England Aquarium for rehabilitation. Oscar was weak and thin, weighing only 20 kilograms upon arrival, and had a 5cm laceration on his left tail stock. Diagnostic testing revealed small numbers of intestinal parasites and a mild infection. Oscar was treated with antibiotics and anti-parasite drugs. Shortly after admitting him to our animal hospital, he developed a cough and moderate to severe dermatitis (a skin infection). Treatment continued with antibiotic and antifungal medications, until the infection gradually resolved. Oscar gained 7 kilograms and a great deal of strength during his treatment. He was released on May 21, 2008 in Massachusetts Bay.

The New England Aquarium (NEAq) is a non-profit organization that responds to stranded whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea turtles. NEAq maintains a rehabilitation hospital for sick or injured marine mammals and sea turtles. Our mission is to provide rapid response and humane care to stranded marine mammals and sea turtles, to conduct research and education and to promote conservation. Supplemental information: Visit STAT's project page for additional information. This dataset is a summarized representation of the telemetry locations aggregated per species per 1-degree cell.

Purpose

Not available

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).

Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Connie Merigo
originator
position: Primary contact
New England Aquarium
email: cmerigo@neaq.org

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

Connie Merigo
owner
position: Primary contact
New England Aquarium
email: cmerigo@neaq.org

Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool
originator
seaturtle.org
email: mcoyne@seaturtle.org
homepage: http://www.seaturtle.org/tracking/

Connie Merigo
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
New England Aquarium
email: cmerigo@neaq.org