SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1992 (199)

Lance Garrison

doi:10.15468/srkhyc

SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1992 (199)

Citation

Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1992 (199). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/13) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/srkhyc accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-24.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Abstract: A spring marine mammals survey in Gulf of Mexico was conducted in 1992 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. The survey was taken place along with Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) ichthyoplankton survey in coordination with Minerals Management Service. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey. During the planned 54 survey days, 20 species were sighted, including Atlantic spotted dolphin Blainville’s beaked whale Bryde’s whale Clymene dolphin Dwarf sperm whale Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale False killer whale Fraser’s dolphin Killer whale Melon-headed whale Pantropical spotted dolphin Pygmy killer whale Risso's dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Short/Long-finned pilot whale Sperm whale Spinner dolphin Standard Bottlenose dolphin Striped dolphin The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file. Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Conduct line transect surveys of marine mammals to study their diversity, distribution and abundance. 2. Collect ichthyoplankton (particularly bluefin tuna eggs and larva) for distribution and abundance determinations. 3. Collect associated environmental data in order to study the factors which may ultimately affect the diversity, distribution and abundance of both ichthyoplankton and marine mammals. 4. Collect biopsy samples of marine mammals for genetic analysis in order to learn about the population structure of selected species. 5. Collect flying fish (Exocoetidae) samples in order to study their diversity and distribution in the Gulf of Mexico. 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) Franklin's Gull: Larus pipixcan (176838) => Leucophaeus pipixcan (824082) Gull-billed Tern: Sterna nilotica (176926) => Gelochelidon nilotica (176882) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) Least Tern: Sterna antillarum (176923) => Sternula antillarum (824127) Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142) Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) => Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932) Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) => Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)

Purpose

The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Conduct line transect surveys of marine mammals to study their diversity, distribution and abundance. 2. Collect ichthyoplankton (particularly bluefin tuna eggs and larva) for distribution and abundance determinations. 3. Collect associated environmental data in order to study the factors which may ultimately affect the diversity, distribution and abundance of both ichthyoplankton and marine mammals. 4. Collect biopsy samples of marine mammals for genetic analysis in order to learn about the population structure of selected species. 5. Collect flying fish (Exocoetidae) samples in order to study their diversity and distribution in the Gulf of Mexico.

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).

Stenella frontalis
common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Puffinus lherminieri
common name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Oceanodroma castro
common name: Band-rumped Storm Petrel rank: species
Istiophoridae
common name: billfishes rank: family
Rynchops niger
common name: Black Skimmer rank: species
Chlidonias niger
common name: Black Tern rank: species
Mesoplodon densirostris
common name: Blainville's Beaked Whale rank: species
Caranx
common name: bigeye jacks rank: genus
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Sula
rank: genus
Onychoprion anaethetus
common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
Pelecanus occidentalis
common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
Balaenoptera edeni
common name: Eden's whale rank: species
Stenella clymene
common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
Coryphaena hippurus
common name: dolphinfish rank: species
Anatidae
common name: Ducks rank: family
Kogia
common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
Kogia sima
common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
Ardeidae
rank: family
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Exocoetidae
common name: flyingfishes rank: family
Sterna forsteri
common name: Forster's Tern rank: species
Leucophaeus pipixcan
common name: Franklin's Gull rank: species
Lagenodelphis hosei
common name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
Fregata
rank: genus
Gelochelidon nilotica
common name: Gull-billed Tern rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Sphyrnidae
common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
Larus argentatus
common name: Herring Gull rank: species
Orcinus orca
common name: Killer Whale rank: species
Leucophaeus atricilla
common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
common name: Leach's Storm Petrel rank: species
Sternula antillarum
common name: Least Tern rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Sula dactylatra
common name: Masked Booby rank: species
Peponocephala electra
common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
Mesoplodon
common name: beaked whales rank: genus
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Stercorarius parasiticus
common name: Parasitic Jaeger rank: species
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Phalaropus
rank: genus
Stercorarius pomarinus
common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
Feresa attenuata
common name: Pygmy Killer Whale rank: species
Kogia breviceps
common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
Phaethon aethereus
common name: Red-billed Tropicbird rank: species
Sula sula
common name: Red-footed Booby rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Steno bredanensis
common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
Thalasseus maximus
common name: Royal Tern rank: species
Thalasseus sandvicensis
common name: Sandwich Tern rank: species
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Globicephala
common name: pilot whales rank: genus
Onychoprion fuscatus
common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
Scomberomorus
common name: Spanish mackerels rank: genus
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Stenella longirostris
common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Stercorarius
rank: genus
Procellariidae
common name: Fulmars rank: family
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
Laridae
common name: Gulls rank: family
Scombridae
common name: albacores rank: family
Aves
common name: Birds rank: class
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Odontoceti
common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Hyperoodontidae
rank: family
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Osteichthyes
common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
Phaethon
rank: genus
Rhincodon typus
common name: whale shark rank: species
Oceanites oceanicus
common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species
Thunnus albacares
common name: yellowfin tuna rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Gulf Of Mexico

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