Opportunistic marine mammal sightings from commercial whale watching vessels, Montauk, New York 1981-1994
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 2024-10-11.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
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Sampling Description
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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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Balaenoptera acutorostratacommon name: Minke Whale rank: species
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Balaenoptera borealiscommon name: Sei Whale rank: species
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Balaenoptera musculuscommon name: Blue Whale rank: species
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Balaenoptera physaluscommon name: Fin Whale rank: species
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Balaenopteracommon name: baleen whales rank: genus
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Cetaceacommon name: cetaceans rank: order
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Delphinus delphiscommon name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
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Dermochelys coriaceacommon name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
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Eubalaena glacialiscommon name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
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Globicephala melascommon name: Long-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
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Lagenorhynchus acutuscommon name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species
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Lagenorhynchus albirostriscommon name: White-beaked Dolphin rank: species
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Megaptera novaeangliaecommon name: Humpback Whale rank: species
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Phocoena phocoenacommon name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
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Physeter macrocephaluscommon name: Sperm Whale rank: species
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Pseudorca crassidenscommon name: False Killer Whale rank: species
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Ziphius cavirostriscommon name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Oceans
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Arthur Kopelmanoriginator
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
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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