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SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1997

Dataset homepage

Citation

Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1997. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/27) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/xsbjgw accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-13.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Mullin, K. D. & Roden, C. L., NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: The second of two spring vessel surveys of the GulfCet II Program was conducted in 1997 in oceanic and upper continental slope waters of U.S. Gulf of Mexico by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. 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 44 survey days, at least 18 species were sighted, including Bryde's whale Sperm whale Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale Cuvier's beaked whale Blainville's beaked whale Striped dolphin Spinner dolphin Clymene dolphin Pantropical spotted dolphin Atlantic spotted dolphin Fraser's dolphin Bottlenose dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Risso's dolphin Killer whale False killer whale Pilot whale Pygmy killer whale Melon-headed whale 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. Collect line-transect data to estimate abundances and define the distribution of each cetacean species in oceanic and selected continental shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. 2. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species for genetic and contaminant analysis in order to study the stock structure of Gulf of Mexico cetaceans. 3. collect associated environmental data at designated stations in order to define cetacean habitats. 4. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of seabirds and other marine life. 5. Obtain photographs of selected cetacean species for photo-identification studies. 6. Make recordings of cetacean vocalizations. 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) Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) => Hydroprogne caspia (176935) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) Least Tern: Sterna antillarum (176923) => Sternula antillarum (824127) Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142) Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) => Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)

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. Collect line-transect data to estimate abundances and define the distribution of each cetacean species in oceanic and selected continental shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. 2. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species for genetic and contaminant analysis in order to study the stock structure of Gulf of Mexico cetaceans. 3. collect associated environmental data at designated stations in order to define cetacean habitats. 4. Collect data on the distribution and abundance of seabirds and other marine life. 5. Obtain photographs of selected cetacean species for photo-identification studies. 6. Make recordings of cetacean vocalizations.

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. Stenella frontalis
    common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  2. Puffinus lherminieri
    common name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
  3. Oceanodroma castro
    common name: Band-rumped Storm Petrel rank: species
  4. Istiophoridae
    common name: billfishes rank: family
  5. Chlidonias niger
    common name: Black Tern rank: species
  6. Mesoplodon densirostris
    common name: Blainville's Beaked Whale rank: species
  7. Caranx
    common name: bigeye jacks rank: genus
  8. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  9. Sula
    rank: genus
  10. Sterna
    rank: genus
  11. Onychoprion anaethetus
    common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
  12. Pelecanus occidentalis
    common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
  13. Balaenoptera edeni
    common name: Eden's whale rank: species
  14. Hydroprogne caspia
    common name: Caspian Tern rank: species
  15. Stenella clymene
    common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
  16. Ziphius cavirostris
    common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
  17. Coryphaena hippurus
    common name: dolphinfish rank: species
  18. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  19. Kogia
    common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
  20. Ardeidae
    rank: family
  21. Pseudorca crassidens
    common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
  22. Exocoetidae
    common name: flyingfishes rank: family
  23. Lagenodelphis hosei
    common name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
  24. Fregata
    rank: genus
  25. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  26. Sphyrnidae
    common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
  27. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  28. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  29. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  30. Scyphozoa
    common name: jellyfish rank: class
  31. Orcinus orca
    common name: Killer Whale rank: species
  32. Leucophaeus atricilla
    common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
  33. Sternula antillarum
    common name: Least Tern rank: species
  34. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  35. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  36. Mobulidae
    common name: devil rays rank: family
  37. Sula dactylatra
    common name: Masked Booby rank: species
  38. Mesoplodon
    common name: beaked whales rank: genus
  39. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  40. Stenella attenuata
    common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  41. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  42. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  43. Cubaris plasticus
    rank: species
  44. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  45. Feresa attenuata
    common name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
  46. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  47. Steno bredanensis
    common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
  48. Thalasseus maximus
    common name: Royal Tern rank: species
  49. Histrio histrio
    common name: sargassum frogfish rank: species
  50. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  51. Globicephala
    common name: pilot whales rank: genus
  52. Onychoprion fuscatus
    common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
  53. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  54. Stenella longirostris
    common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
  55. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  56. Stenella
    common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
  57. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  58. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  59. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  60. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  61. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  62. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  63. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  64. Phalacrocorax
    rank: genus
  65. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  66. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  67. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  68. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  69. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  70. Hyperoodontidae
    rank: family
  71. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  72. Rajiformes
    common name: rays rank: order
  73. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  74. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  75. Phaethon
    rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

Gulf Of Mexico

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
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