Virginia Aquarium Marine Mammal Strandings 1988-2008

Sue Barco

doi:10.15468/yne96y

Virginia Aquarium Marine Mammal Strandings 1988-2008

Citation

Barco, S. 2013. Virginia Aquarium Marine Mammal Strandings 1988-2008. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/502) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/yne96y accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-19.

Description

Original provider: Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program Dataset credits: Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program Abstract: Virginia receives 100-140 marine mammal strandings per year and the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center (VAQS) is the sole response and rehabilitation facility in the state. VAQS records basic (level A) data, for all marine mammals, as well as more in depth (level B and C) data whenever possible. The OBIS dataset contains the basic level A data for all stranded marine mammals, responded to by VAQS, and spans the years of 1988-2008. Purpose: These data can be used to report the presence and seasonality of marine mammal species when survey data are lacking. Absence of a species from the dataset does not, however, indicate absence from the area as stranding data are opportunistic data that require detection of a mortality on a coastline. Those data points located in a water body indicate that the animal was first seen floating. Human interaction (HI) data are included as part of the level A dataset but must be analyzed carefully as 'YES' for HI does not necessarily indicate that the stranding or the death of an animal was caused by human activity.

Purpose

These data can be used to report the presence and seasonality of marine mammal species when survey data are lacking. Absence of a species from the dataset does not, however, indicate absence from the area as stranding data are opportunistic data that require detection of a mortality on a coastline. Those data points located in a water body indicate that the animal was first seen floating. Human interaction (HI) data are included as part of the level A dataset but must be analyzed carefully as 'YES' for HI does not necessarily indicate that the stranding or the death of an animal was caused by human activity.

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).

Lagenorhynchus acutus
common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species
Mesoplodon europaeus
common name: Gervais' Beaked Whale rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Kogia sima
common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin Whale rank: species
Trichechus manatus
common name: West Indian Manatee rank: species
Mesoplodon europaeus
common name: Gervais' Beaked Whale rank: species
Halichoerus grypus
common name: Atlantic gray seal rank: species
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Phoca vitulina
common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
Pagophilus groenlandicus
common name: Harp Seal rank: species
Cystophora cristata
common name: Hooded Seal rank: species
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Globicephala melas
common name: Long-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
Peponocephala electra
common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common name: Minke Whale rank: species
Eubalaena glacialis
common name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
Globicephala
common name: pilot whales rank: genus
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Kogia
common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
Kogia breviceps
common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Steno bredanensis
common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
Balaenoptera borealis
common name: Sei Whale rank: species
Globicephala macrorhynchus
common name: Short-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
Mesoplodon mirus
common name: True's Beaked Whale rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Caniformia
common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder

Geographic Coverages

Virginia,Chesapeake Bay,Mid Atlantic

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Sue Barco
originator
position: Primary contact
Virginia Marine Science Museum
email: ocrab@erols.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

Sue Barco
owner
position: Primary contact
Virginia Marine Science Museum
email: ocrab@erols.com

Sue Barco
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Virginia Marine Science Museum
email: ocrab@erols.com