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Gomex Sperm Whale Survey 2000

Dataset homepage

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 2022-05-22.

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

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. Puffinus lherminieri
    common name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
  2. Istiophoridae
    common name: billfishes rank: family
  3. Chlidonias niger
    common name: Black Tern rank: species
  4. Caranx
    common name: bigeye jacks rank: genus
  5. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  6. Sterna
    rank: genus
  7. Onychoprion anaethetus
    common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
  8. Pelecanus occidentalis
    common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
  9. Hydroprogne caspia
    common name: Caspian Tern rank: species
  10. Calonectris diomedea
    common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
  11. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  12. Kogia
    common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
  13. Exocoetidae
    common name: flyingfishes rank: family
  14. Fregata
    rank: genus
  15. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  16. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  17. Leucophaeus atricilla
    common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
  18. Peponocephala electra
    common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
  19. Mesoplodon
    common name: beaked whales rank: genus
  20. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  21. Stenella attenuata
    common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  22. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  23. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  24. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  25. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  26. Steno bredanensis
    common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
  27. Thalasseus maximus
    common name: Royal Tern rank: species
  28. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  29. Globicephala
    common name: pilot whales rank: genus
  30. Onychoprion fuscatus
    common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
  31. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  32. Stenella longirostris
    common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
  33. Stenella
    common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
  34. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  35. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  36. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  37. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  38. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  39. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  40. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  41. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  42. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  43. Hyperoodontidae
    rank: family
  44. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  45. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  46. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  47. Oceanites oceanicus
    common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Oceans

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Lance Garrison
originator
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
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