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Opportunistic marine mammal sightings from commercial whale watching vessels, Montauk, New York 1981-1994

Dataset homepage

Citation

Kopelman A, OBIS-SEAMAP (2021). Opportunistic marine mammal sightings from commercial whale watching vessels, Montauk, New York 1981-1994. OBIS-SEAMAP. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/jjzc8m accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-19.

Description

Original provider: Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc. Dataset credits: Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island, Inc. Abstract: The sightings came originally from the Okeanos Ocean Research Foundation (Samuel S. Sadove, executive director; Okeanos is no longer in existence), and were recorded from commercial whale-watching vessels out of Montauk in late spring and summer of 1981–1994 (primarily the Finback I and Finback II). These sightings are heavily concentrated in the area between eastern Long Island and Block Island and during the whale-watching season, and therefore somewhat biased, but provide valuable information on several less-common species. Purpose: not provided Supplemental information: Data records that were missing time, animal count information, or located on land were excluded. One data record with two sighted species listed was also excluded.

Purpose

not provided

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. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  2. Balaenoptera borealis
    common name: Sei Whale rank: species
  3. Balaenoptera musculus
    common name: Blue Whale rank: species
  4. Balaenoptera physalus
    common name: Fin Whale rank: species
  5. Balaenoptera
    common name: baleen whales rank: genus
  6. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  7. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  8. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  9. Eubalaena glacialis
    common name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
  10. Globicephala melas
    common name: Long-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
  11. Lagenorhynchus acutus
    common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species
  12. Lagenorhynchus albirostris
    common name: White-beaked Dolphin rank: species
  13. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  14. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  15. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  16. Pseudorca crassidens
    common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
  17. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  18. Ziphius cavirostris
    common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Arthur Kopelman
originator
position: Primary contact
Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island
email: president@cresli.org
homepage: http://www.cresli.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
Arthur Kopelman
owner
position: Primary contact
Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island
email: president@cresli.org
homepage: http://www.cresli.org
Arthur Kopelman
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island
email: president@cresli.org
homepage: http://www.cresli.org
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