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

Arthur Kopelman

doi:10.15468/jjzc8m

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 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

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common name: Minke Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera borealis
common name: Sei Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera musculus
common name: Blue Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Eubalaena glacialis
common name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
Globicephala melas
common name: Long-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
Lagenorhynchus acutus
common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
common name: White-beaked Dolphin rank: species
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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