Gomex Sperm Whale Survey 2000
Citation
Garrison, L. 2013. Gomex Sperm Whale Survey 2000. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/96) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/3u6f5p accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: Gulf of Mexico Sperm Whale Survey was conducted by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center in June-July 2000. The survey consisted of several techniques including acoustic recording tag, visual survey, photo-ID, DNA sampling, behavioral observation and fecal sampling. This data set is the result of the visual survey. In total, 30 sightings of sperm whale were recorded in a 30 day survey period. Purpose: As an endangered species, sperm whale is protected under Marine Mammal Protection Act. As such, the biological data on sperm whale is required to produce stock assessment reports. This survey was the pilot study to test and refine a wide range of sperm whale research techniques in Gulf of Mexico. The survey will contribute to answering the following research questions. 1. What are the effects of anthropogenic noise on the distribution, behavior and vocalization patterns of sperm whales? 2. What is the stock status of sperm whales that inhabit the Gulf of Mexico compared to the adjacent Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea? 3. Will surveys using both acoustic array methods and visual surveys improve the NMFS's abundance estimates of sperm whales in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico? 4. Is the group composition and social structure of sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico similar or different compared to sperm whales in other parts of the world? 5. How do sperm whales spatially use the Gulf of Mexico? Are there specific feeding, breeding, socializing and resting areas? Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Bridled Tern: Sterna anaethetus (176897) => Onychoprion anaethetus (824104) Caspian Tern: Sterna caspia (176924) => Hydroprogne caspia (176935) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142) Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) => Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)Purpose
As an endangered species, sperm whale is protected under Marine Mammal Protection Act. As such, the biological data on sperm whale is required to produce stock assessment reports. This survey was the pilot study to test and refine a wide range of sperm whale research techniques in Gulf of Mexico. The survey will contribute to answering the following research questions. 1. What are the effects of anthropogenic noise on the distribution, behavior and vocalization patterns of sperm whales? 2. What is the stock status of sperm whales that inhabit the Gulf of Mexico compared to the adjacent Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea? 3. Will surveys using both acoustic array methods and visual surveys improve the NMFS's abundance estimates of sperm whales in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico? 4. Is the group composition and social structure of sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico similar or different compared to sperm whales in other parts of the world? 5. How do sperm whales spatially use the Gulf of Mexico? Are there specific feeding, breeding, socializing and resting areas?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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Puffinus lherminiericommon name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
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Istiophoridaecommon name: billfishes rank: family
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Chlidonias nigercommon name: Black Tern rank: species
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Caranxcommon name: bigeye jacks rank: genus
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Scombridaecommon name: albacores rank: family
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Sternarank: genus
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Onychoprion anaethetuscommon name: Bridled Tern rank: species
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Pelecanus occidentaliscommon name: Brown Pelican rank: species
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Hydroprogne caspiacommon name: Caspian Tern rank: species
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Calonectris diomedeacommon name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
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Anatidaecommon name: Ducks rank: family
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Kogiacommon name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
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Exocoetidaecommon name: flyingfishes rank: family
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Fregatarank: genus
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Laridaecommon name: Gulls rank: family
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Cheloniidaecommon name: Sea Turtles rank: family
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Leucophaeus atricillacommon name: Laughing Gull rank: species
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Peponocephala electracommon name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
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Mesoplodoncommon name: beaked whales rank: genus
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Stenella attenuatacommon name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
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Avescommon name: Birds rank: class
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Stercorarius pomarinuscommon name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
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Grampus griseuscommon name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
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Steno bredanensiscommon name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
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Thalasseus maximuscommon name: Royal Tern rank: species
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Procellariidaecommon name: Fulmars rank: family
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Globicephalacommon name: pilot whales rank: genus
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Onychoprion fuscatuscommon name: Sooty Tern rank: species
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Physeter macrocephaluscommon name: Sperm Whale rank: species
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Stenella longirostriscommon name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
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Stenellacommon name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
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Stercorariusrank: genus
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Procellariidaecommon name: Fulmars rank: family
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Stenella coeruleoalbacommon name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
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Laridaecommon name: Gulls rank: family
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Scombridaecommon name: albacores rank: family
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Avescommon name: Birds rank: class
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Cetaceacommon name: cetaceans rank: order
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Cetaceacommon name: cetaceans rank: order
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Odontoceticommon name: toothed whales rank: suborder
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Hyperoodontidaerank: family
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Osteichthyescommon name: bony fishes rank: superclass
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Elasmobranchiicommon name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
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Osteichthyescommon name: bony fishes rank: superclass
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Oceanites oceanicuscommon name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species
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Oceans
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Contacts
Lance Garrisonoriginator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://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: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
Lance Garrison
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov
Lance Garrison
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov