SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, Delphinus 2009, Cruise 1640

Jeffrey Moore

doi:10.15468/xgmtvb

SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, Delphinus 2009, Cruise 1640

Citation

Moore J, OBIS-SEAMAP (2022). SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, Delphinus 2009, Cruise 1640. Version 1.7. OBIS-SEAMAP. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xgmtvb accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-01.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) Abstract: The 2009 "Ecosystem Survey of Delphinus Species" research survey focused on the two species of common dolphin, Delphinus delphis and D. capensis, found off southern California, USA, and Baja California, Mexico. The primary objective was to provide information to improve conservation and management plans for these species. The project used a multidisciplinary approach. For both Delphinus species, data were collected to estimate abundance, pregnancy and birth rates, timing of reproduction, gene flow, and contaminant concentrations. Oceanographic data were collected to characterize habitat, and data on distribution and abundance of seabirds, prey fishes, and squids were collected to further characterize the ecosystem in which these dolphins live. Photographs of dolphin schools were taken from a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft while the survey was being conducted. The aerial photographs will provide count and measurement data to calibrate observer estimates of school size and to estimate timing of reproduction and birth rates. This research will facilitate understanding population demography of these species in an ecosystem framework. Essential information about the primary focal species, D. capensis, will greatly increase our knowledge about this coastal species and the geographic extent of a Mexico-U.S. transboundary stock. For additional information about the Delphinus cruise, please see http://swfsc.noaa.gov/prd-delphinus.aspx. Purpose: The primary objectives of the 2009 Delphinus ecosystem cruise were (1) to characterize the distribution, habitat and reproductive characteristics of long- and short-beaked common dolphins, and (2) to improve non-lethal sampling techniques for studying reproduction in wild, free-ranging cetaceans. Supplemental information: [2021-04-13] Updated with additional attributes. SWFSC MMTD Cruise Number: 1640 Perpendicular distance will be released upon permission by the contributor. Please contact the contributor if needed. Attribute descriptions for effort data: dist: Length of the segment (km) Mode: Effort mode type (C = closing mode; P = passing mode)

Purpose

The primary objectives of the 2009 Delphinus ecosystem cruise were (1) to characterize the distribution, habitat and reproductive characteristics of long- and short-beaked common dolphins, and (2) to improve non-lethal sampling techniques for studying reproduction in wild, free-ranging cetaceans.

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 longirostris orientalis
rank: subspecies
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
Steno bredanensis
common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
Delphinus capensis
common name: Long-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
common name: Pacific White-sided Dolphin rank: species
Lissodelphis borealis
common name: Northern Right Whale Dolphin rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Globicephala macrorhynchus
common name: Short-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
Orcinus orca
common name: Killer Whale rank: species
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Phocoenoides dalli
common name: Dall's Porpoise rank: species
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Phocoenidae
common name: porpoises rank: family
Hyperoodontidae
rank: family
Delphinus
common name: common dolphins rank: genus
Ziphius cavirostris
common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
Berardius bairdii
common name: Baird's Beaked Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common name: Minke Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera edeni
common name: Eden's whale rank: species
Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera musculus
common name: Blue Whale rank: species
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Balaenoptera
common name: baleen whales rank: genus
Arctocephalus townsendi
common name: Guadalupe Fur Seal rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Callorhinus ursinus
common name: Northern Fur Seal rank: species
Lepidochelys olivacea
common name: Olive Ridley rank: species
Mirounga angustirostris
common name: Northern Elephant Seal rank: species
Caniformia
common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
Otariidae
common name: eared seals rank: family
Cheloniidae
common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
Phocidae
common name: earless seals rank: family
Zalophus californianus
common name: California Sea Lion rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Pacific,California Current,California,Mexico,Gulf of California

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jeffrey Moore
originator
position: Primary contact
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
email: jeff.e.moore@noaa.gov
homepage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/california-current-marine-mammal-assessment-program

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

Jeffrey Moore
owner
position: Primary contact
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
email: jeff.e.moore@noaa.gov
homepage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/california-current-marine-mammal-assessment-program

Jeffrey Moore
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
email: jeff.e.moore@noaa.gov
homepage: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/west-coast/science-data/california-current-marine-mammal-assessment-program