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MMS Aerial Survey, PNW 1989-1990

Dataset homepage

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

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Aechmophorus occidentalis
    common name: Western Grebe rank: species
  2. Balaenoptera physalus
    common name: Fin Whale rank: species
  3. Balaenoptera
    common name: baleen whales rank: genus
  4. Mesoplodon
    common name: beaked whales rank: genus
  5. Berardius bairdii
    common name: Baird's Beaked Whale rank: species
  6. Brachyramphus marmoratus
    common name: Marbled Murrelet rank: species
  7. Callorhinus ursinus
    common name: Northern Fur Seal rank: species
  8. Cepphus columba
    common name: Pigeon Guillemot rank: species
  9. Cerorhinca monocerata
    common name: Rhinoceros Auklet rank: species
  10. Sterna
    rank: genus
  11. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  12. Phoebastria immutabilis
    common name: Laysan Albatross rank: species
  13. Phoebastria nigripes
    common name: Black-footed Albatross rank: species
  14. Diomedea
    common name: Albatrosses rank: genus
  15. Enhydra lutris
    common name: Sea Otter rank: species
  16. Eschrichtius robustus
    common name: Gray Whale rank: species
  17. Eumetopias jubatus
    common name: Steller Sea Lion rank: species
  18. Fratercula corniculata
    common name: Horned Puffin rank: species
  19. Fulmarus glacialis
    common name: Northern Fulmar rank: species
  20. Gavia
    common name: Loons rank: genus
  21. Gavia immer
    common name: Common Loon rank: species
  22. Gavia
    common name: Loons rank: genus
  23. Gavia stellata
    common name: Red-throated Loon rank: species
  24. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  25. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  26. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  27. Larus
    rank: genus
  28. Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
    common name: Pacific White-sided Dolphin rank: species
  29. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  30. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  31. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  32. Larus californicus
    common name: California Gull rank: species
  33. Larus delawarensis
    common name: Ring-billed Gull rank: species
  34. Larus glaucescens
    common name: Glaucous-winged Gull rank: species
  35. Larus heermanni
    common name: Heermann's Gull rank: species
  36. Larus occidentalis
    common name: Western Gull rank: species
  37. Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
  38. Xema sabini
    common name: Sabine's Gull rank: species
  39. Rissa tridactyla
    common name: Black-legged Kittiwake rank: species
  40. Lissodelphis borealis
    common name: Northern Right Whale Dolphin rank: species
  41. Fratercula cirrhata
    common name: Tufted Puffin rank: species
  42. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  43. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  44. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  45. Melanitta fusca
    common name: Velvet Scoter rank: species
  46. Melanitta nigra
    common name: Black Scoter rank: species
  47. Melanitta perspicillata
    common name: Surf Scoter rank: species
  48. Melanitta
    common name: Scoters rank: genus
  49. Mirounga angustirostris
    common name: Northern Elephant Seal rank: species
  50. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  51. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  52. Oceanodroma furcata
    common name: Fork-tailed Storm Petrel rank: species
  53. Oceanodroma leucorhoa
    common name: Leach's Storm Petrel rank: species
  54. Orcinus orca
    common name: Killer Whale rank: species
  55. Pelecanus occidentalis
    common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
  56. Phalacrocorax pelagicus
    common name: Pelagic Cormorant rank: species
  57. Phalacrocorax penicillatus
    common name: Brandt's Cormorant rank: species
  58. Phalaropus fulicarius
    common name: Red Phalarope rank: species
  59. Phalaropus lobatus
    common name: Red-necked Phalarope rank: species
  60. Phalaropus
    rank: genus
  61. Phalacrocorax
    rank: genus
  62. Phoca vitulina
    common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
  63. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  64. Phocoenoides dalli
    common name: Dall's Porpoise rank: species
  65. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  66. Caniformia
    common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
  67. Prionace glauca
    common name: blue shark rank: species
  68. Procellaria
    rank: genus
  69. Pterodroma inexpectata
    common name: Mottled Petrel rank: species
  70. Ptychoramphus aleuticus
    common name: Cassin's Auklet rank: species
  71. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  72. Puffinus bulleri
    common name: Buller's Shearwater rank: species
  73. Puffinus creatopus
    common name: Pink-footed Shearwater rank: species
  74. Puffinus griseus
    common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
  75. Puffinus tenuirostris
    common name: Short-tailed Shearwater rank: species
  76. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  77. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  78. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  79. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  80. Ciconiiformes
    common name: Auks rank: order
  81. Stercorarius longicaudus
    common name: Long-tailed Jaeger rank: species
  82. Stercorarius maccormicki
    common name: South Polar Skua rank: species
  83. Stercorarius parasiticus
    common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
  84. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  85. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  86. Hydroprogne caspia
    common name: Caspian Tern rank: species
  87. Sterna paradisaea
    common name: Arctic Tern rank: species
  88. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  89. Synthliboramphus antiquus
    common name: Ancient Murrelet rank: species
  90. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  91. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  92. Uria aalge
    common name: Common Murre rank: species
  93. 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
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