SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1997

Lance Garrison

doi:10.15468/xsbjgw

SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1997

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

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
Chlidonias niger
common name: Black Tern rank: species
Mesoplodon densirostris
common name: Blainville's Beaked Whale rank: species
Caranx
common name: bigeye jacks rank: genus
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Sula
rank: genus
Sterna
rank: genus
Onychoprion anaethetus
common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
Pelecanus occidentalis
common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
Balaenoptera edeni
common name: Eden's whale rank: species
Hydroprogne caspia
common name: Caspian Tern rank: species
Stenella clymene
common name: Clymene Dolphin 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
Ardeidae
rank: family
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Exocoetidae
common name: flyingfishes rank: family
Lagenodelphis hosei
common name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
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
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Scyphozoa
common name: jellyfish rank: class
Orcinus orca
common name: Killer Whale rank: species
Leucophaeus atricilla
common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
Sternula antillarum
common name: Least Tern rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Mobulidae
common name: devil rays rank: family
Sula dactylatra
common name: Masked Booby rank: species
Mesoplodon
common name: beaked whales rank: genus
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Cubaris plasticus
rank: species
Stercorarius pomarinus
common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
Feresa attenuata
common name: Pygmy Killer Whale 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
Histrio histrio
common name: sargassum frogfish rank: species
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Globicephala
common name: pilot whales rank: genus
Onychoprion fuscatus
common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
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
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Phalacrocorax
rank: genus
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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
Rajiformes
common name: rays rank: order
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
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