UNCW Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys 2006-2007
Citation
McLellan, W. 2011. UNCW Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys 2006-2007. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/400) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/3ydvec accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.Description
Original provider: University of North Carolina, Wilmington Dataset credits: William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina Wilmington Abstract: Aerial surveys were flown in parallel lines from the South Carolina/North Carolina border to the south end of Assateague Island, Virginia, United States from December 2006 to May 2007. All large whale, small cetaceans, sea turtles and large fish, and ship sightings were recorded. Surveys were conducted in Beaufort sea states of 5 or under and in clear weather conditions. Photos of all large whales exist in the VAB LAB photo data base at University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). UNCW houses a data base that now extends from 1998 to 2007 for aerial surveys conducted in the mid-Atlantic and southeast Atlantic bight. Purpose: To conduct systematic aerial surveys for large whales, specifically targeting right whales, during winter and spring off North Carolina and Virginia, United States.Purpose
To conduct systematic aerial surveys for large whales, specifically targeting right whales, during winter and spring off North Carolina and Virginia, United States.
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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Balaenopteridaecommon name: rorquals rank: family
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Balaenoptera physaluscommon name: Fin Whale rank: species
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Caretta carettacommon name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
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Chondrichthyescommon name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
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Cetorhinus maximuscommon name: basking shark rank: species
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Delphinus delphiscommon name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Eubalaena glacialiscommon name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
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Globicephala macrorhynchuscommon name: Short-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
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Lepidochelys kempiicommon name: Kemp's Ridley rank: species
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Manta birostriscommon name: Atlantic manta rank: species
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Mola molacommon name: ocean sunfish rank: species
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Megaptera novaeangliaecommon name: Humpback Whale rank: species
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Rhinopteridaecommon name: cow-nose rays rank: family
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Cheloniidaecommon name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Geographic Coverages
Oceans
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
William McLellanoriginator
position: Primary contact
University of North Carolina Wilmington
email: mclellanw@uncw.edu
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
William McLellan
owner
position: Primary contact
University of North Carolina Wilmington
email: mclellanw@uncw.edu
William McLellan
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
University of North Carolina Wilmington
email: mclellanw@uncw.edu