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SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 2000

Dataset homepage

Citation

Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 2000. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/21) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/zkke4t accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-23.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Hubard, C. W. & Mullin, K. D., NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: A spring cetacean survey in the northern U.S. Gulf of Mexico was conducted in 2000 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center and Minerals Management Service to examine cetacean abundances in both oceanic and continental shelf waters. This survey was conducted in coordination with the spring Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) ichthyoplankton survey. The dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey. During the 35 survey days, at least 19 species were sighted, including Bryde's whale Sperm whale pygmy sperm whale Dwarf sperm whale Cuvier's beaked whale Striped dolphin Spinner dolphin Clymene dolphin Pantropical spotted dolphin Atlantic spotted dolphin Bottlenose dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Fraser's dolphin Risso's dolphin 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 ichthyoplankton samples for estimates of the abundance and distribution of Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae. 2. Collect data to estimate the abundance and distribution of cetaceans in the oceanic northern Gulf of Mexico. 3. collect associated environmental data at all designated ichthyoplankton stations. 4. Collect data on the distribution of sea turtles, seabirds and other marine life. 5. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species for genetic stock structure and contaminant analyses. 6. Obtain photographs of selected cetacean species for photo-identification studies. 7. Collect data on distribution and type of marine debris encountered during the survey. 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) Gull-billed Tern: Sterna nilotica (176926) => Gelochelidon nilotica (176882) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) 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 ichthyoplankton samples for estimates of the abundance and distribution of Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae. 2. Collect data to estimate the abundance and distribution of cetaceans in the oceanic northern Gulf of Mexico. 3. collect associated environmental data at all designated ichthyoplankton stations. 4. Collect data on the distribution of sea turtles, seabirds and other marine life. 5. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species for genetic stock structure and contaminant analyses. 6. Obtain photographs of selected cetacean species for photo-identification studies. 7. Collect data on distribution and type of marine debris encountered during the survey.

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. Thunnus thynnus
    common name: Atlantic bluefin tuna rank: species
  7. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  8. Sula
    rank: genus
  9. Sterna
    rank: genus
  10. Onychoprion anaethetus
    common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
  11. Pelecanus occidentalis
    common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
  12. Balaenoptera edeni
    common name: Eden's whale rank: species
  13. Hydroprogne caspia
    common name: Caspian Tern rank: species
  14. Stenella clymene
    common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
  15. Sterna
    rank: genus
  16. Calonectris diomedea
    common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
  17. Ziphius cavirostris
    common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
  18. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  19. Kogia
    common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
  20. Kogia sima
    common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
  21. Ardeidae
    rank: family
  22. Pseudorca crassidens
    common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
  23. Exocoetidae
    common name: flyingfishes rank: family
  24. Lagenodelphis hosei
    common name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
  25. Fregata
    rank: genus
  26. Mesoplodon europaeus
    common name: Gervais' Beaked Whale rank: species
  27. Gelochelidon nilotica
    common name: Gull-billed Tern rank: species
  28. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  29. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  30. Eretmochelys imbricata
    common name: Hawksbill Sea Turtle rank: species
  31. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  32. Scyphozoa
    common name: jellyfish rank: class
  33. Lepidochelys kempii
    common name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
  34. Leucophaeus atricilla
    common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
  35. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  36. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  37. Mobulidae
    common name: devil rays rank: family
  38. Sula dactylatra
    common name: Masked Booby rank: species
  39. Peponocephala electra
    common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
  40. Mesoplodon
    common name: beaked whales rank: genus
  41. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  42. Morus bassanus
    common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
  43. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  44. Stenella attenuata
    common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  45. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  46. Cubaris plasticus
    rank: species
  47. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  48. Feresa attenuata
    common name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
  49. Kogia breviceps
    common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
  50. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  51. Steno bredanensis
    common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
  52. Thalasseus maximus
    common name: Royal Tern rank: species
  53. Histrio histrio
    common name: sargassum frogfish rank: species
  54. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  55. Globicephala
    common name: pilot whales rank: genus
  56. Onychoprion fuscatus
    common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
  57. Scomberomorus
    common name: Spanish mackerels rank: genus
  58. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  59. Stenella longirostris
    common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
  60. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  61. Stenella
    common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
  62. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  63. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  64. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  65. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  66. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  67. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  68. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  69. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  70. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  71. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  72. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  73. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  74. Hyperoodontidae
    rank: family
  75. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  76. Rajiformes
    common name: rays rank: order
  77. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  78. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  79. Rhincodon typus
    common name: whale shark rank: species
  80. Oceanites oceanicus
    common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species
  81. Thunnus albacares
    common name: yellowfin tuna rank: species

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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