MMS Aerial Survey, PNW 1989-1990

Janet Casey; Glenn Ford

doi:10.15468/vnkkgk

MMS Aerial Survey, PNW 1989-1990

Citation

Ford, G. and J. Casey. 2013. MMS Aerial Survey, PNW 1989-1990. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/46) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/vnkkgk accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-22.

Description

Original provider: Minerals Management Service Dataset credits: Minerals Management Service Abstract: This dataset is from the Oregon and Washington marine mammal and seabird surveys studies: Oregon/Washington aerial [birds and mammals] study code: OP, contract number: 14-12-0001-30426, Principal investigators: G. A. Green, Ebasco Environmental, Bellevue, Washington, M. L. Bonnell and K. T. Briggs, Ecological Consulting, Inc., Portland, Oregon. Time period: April 1989 through October 1990 Study area: Pacific Ocean waters of Oregon and Washington from the coast to approximately 60 nautical miles offshore. Methodology: Aerial surveys were conducted along 32 pre-established transects designed to systematically sample marine mammal and seabird abundance in all waters of the study area. Coastal surveys and one shelf break survey were also conducted. Standard transects provided systematic coverage of shelf, slope, and offshore waters in the study area. Sightings of seabirds, pinnipeds, cetaceans, and turtles were recorded. Seabird sightings were recorded only on the shaded side of the aircraft within a strip transect of 50 m width. Marine mammal and turtle sightings were recorded within an unbounded corridor. Declination angle was measured and noted for each marine mammal/turtle sightings and later used to calculate a probability density function of frequency with right-angle sighting distance. Navigation was by Loran and VLF-Omega. One ship survey was also conducted from aboard the NOAA ship Miller Freeman during August 1989. Databases produced: 1) sightings of seabirds and marine mammals on 12 aerial surveys and one ship cruise, and 2) sightings of cetaceans on 12 aerial surveys and one ship cruise. Purpose: Objectives of the study were to review and analyze all available literature and databases concerning marine mammal and seabird diversity, distribution, and abundance in the Oregon-Washington coastal and offshore areas; to conduct field surveys over a 18-month period and to prepare reports summarizing the findings. Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Bonaparte's Gull: Larus philadelphia (176839) => Chroicocephalus philadelphia (824040) Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) => Hydroprogne caspia (176935) Red Phalarope: Phalaropus fulicaria (554376) => Phalaropus fulicarius (176734) Larus tridactyla (176874) => Rissa tridactyla (176875) Larus sabini (176865) => Xema sabini (176866)

Purpose

Objectives of the study were to review and analyze all available literature and databases concerning marine mammal and seabird diversity, distribution, and abundance in the Oregon-Washington coastal and offshore areas; to conduct field surveys over a 18-month period and to prepare reports summarizing the findings.

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).

Aechmophorus occidentalis
common name: Western Grebe rank: species
Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Mesoplodon
common name: beaked whales rank: genus
Berardius bairdii
common name: Baird's Beaked Whale rank: species
Brachyramphus marmoratus
common name: Marbled Murrelet rank: species
Callorhinus ursinus
common name: Northern Fur Seal rank: species
Cepphus columba
common name: Pigeon Guillemot rank: species
Cerorhinca monocerata
common name: Rhinoceros Auklet rank: species
Sterna
rank: genus
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Phoebastria immutabilis
common name: Laysan Albatross rank: species
Phoebastria nigripes
common name: Black-footed Albatross rank: species
Diomedea
common name: Albatrosses rank: genus
Enhydra lutris
common name: Sea Otter rank: species
Eschrichtius robustus
common name: Gray Whale rank: species
Eumetopias jubatus
common name: Steller Sea Lion rank: species
Fratercula corniculata
common name: Horned Puffin rank: species
Fulmarus glacialis
common name: Northern Fulmar rank: species
Gavia
common name: Loons rank: genus
Gavia immer
common name: Common Loon rank: species
Gavia
common name: Loons rank: genus
Gavia stellata
common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Larus
rank: genus
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
common name: Pacific White-sided Dolphin rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Larus californicus
common name: California Gull rank: species
Larus delawarensis
common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
Larus glaucescens
common name: Glaucous-winged Gull rank: species
Larus heermanni
common name: Heermann's Gull rank: species
Larus occidentalis
common name: Western Gull rank: species
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
Xema sabini
common name: Sabine's Gull rank: species
Rissa tridactyla
common name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
Lissodelphis borealis
common name: Northern Right Whale Dolphin rank: species
Fratercula cirrhata
common name: Tufted Puffin rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Melanitta fusca
common name: Velvet Scoter rank: species
Melanitta nigra
common name: Black Scoter rank: species
Melanitta perspicillata
common name: Surf Scoter rank: species
Melanitta
common name: Scoters rank: genus
Mirounga angustirostris
common name: Northern Elephant Seal rank: species
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Oceanodroma furcata
common name: Fork-tailed Storm Petrel rank: species
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
common name: Leach's Storm Petrel rank: species
Orcinus orca
common name: Killer Whale rank: species
Pelecanus occidentalis
common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
common name: Pelagic Cormorant rank: species
Phalacrocorax penicillatus
common name: Brandt's Cormorant rank: species
Phalaropus fulicarius
common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
Phalaropus lobatus
common name: Red-necked Phalarope rank: species
Phalaropus
rank: genus
Phalacrocorax
rank: genus
Phoca vitulina
common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Phocoenoides dalli
common name: Dall's Porpoise rank: species
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Caniformia
common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
Prionace glauca
common name: blue shark rank: species
Procellaria
rank: genus
Pterodroma inexpectata
common name: Mottled Petrel rank: species
Ptychoramphus aleuticus
common name: Cassin's Auklet rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Puffinus bulleri
common name: Buller's Shearwater rank: species
Puffinus creatopus
common name: Pink-footed Shearwater rank: species
Puffinus griseus
common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
Puffinus tenuirostris
common name: Short-tailed Shearwater rank: species
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Ciconiiformes
common name: Auks rank: order
Stercorarius longicaudus
common name: Long-tailed Jaeger rank: species
Stercorarius maccormicki
common name: South Polar Skua rank: species
Stercorarius parasiticus
common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
Stercorarius pomarinus
common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
Stercorarius
rank: genus
Hydroprogne caspia
common name: Caspian Tern rank: species
Sterna paradisaea
common name: Arctic Tern rank: species
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Synthliboramphus antiquus
common name: Ancient Murrelet rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Uria aalge
common name: Common Murre rank: species
Zalophus californianus
common name: California Sea Lion rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Northeastern Pacific Ocean

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Janet Casey
originator
position: Primary contact
Janet Casey
email: None

Glenn Ford
originator
position: Primary contact
Glenn Ford
email: eci@teleport.com

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

Janet Casey
owner
position: Primary contact
Janet Casey
email: None

Glenn Ford
owner
position: Primary contact
Glenn Ford
email: eci@teleport.com

Janet Casey
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Janet Casey
email: None

Glenn Ford
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Glenn Ford
email: eci@teleport.com