Common Bottlenose Dolphin Photographic Identification Mark-Recapture Surveys Collected from Small Boats in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico from to 2014-03-29 to 2019-06-28
Citation
Ronje, E.I.; H.R. Whitehead, S. Piwetz, K.D. Mullin. 2021. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Photographic Identification Mark-Recapture Surveys Collected from Small Boats in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico from to 1995-06-25 to 2019-06-28. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2166) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/avgpd4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
Original provider: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Dataset credits: Errol Ronje, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: As part of the marine mammal stock assessment program of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), photographic identification capture mark recapture data were collected to estimate the abundance of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula, Mississippi Laboratory, and the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network from 2014-03-29 to 2019-06-28. This dataset includes spatiotemporal data for visual observations and dorsal fin images for individual dolphins encountered in the coastal and estuarine waters of north Texas and western Louisiana including East Matagorda Bay, West Bay, Galveston Bay, and Sabine Lake. Purpose: The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to report the status of all marine mammal stocks in USA waters. The primary purpose of this dataset was to collect commonbottlenose dolphin encounter data for capture-mark-recapture abundance estimation models and to assess the spatial distribution of the dolphin group encounters to inform stock assessment reports in three NMFS designated stock areas: West Bay, Galveston Bay, and Sabine Lake. Supplemental information: Fin images are included in the downloadable zipped file.
Purpose
The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to report the status of all marine mammal stocks in USA waters. The primary purpose of this dataset was to collect commonbottlenose dolphin encounter data for capture-mark-recapture abundance estimation models and to assess the spatial distribution of the dolphin group encounters to inform stock assessment reports in three NMFS designated stock areas: West Bay, Galveston Bay, and Sabine Lake.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
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Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Taxas,Gulf of Mexico,Galveston Bay,Sabine Lake
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Errol Ronjeoriginator
position: Primary contact
NOAA NCEI
email: errol.ronje@noaa.gov
homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3312-5662
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
Errol Ronje
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA NCEI
email: errol.ronje@noaa.gov
homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3312-5662
Errol Ronje
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA NCEI
email: errol.ronje@noaa.gov
homepage: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3312-5662