BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag cetacean sightings 2005
Citation
Epperson, D. 2013. BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag cetacean sightings 2005. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/905) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/qckvwu accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-01.Description
Original provider: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Dataset credits: Texas A&M University Oregon State University Scripps Institution of Oceanography Texas A&M University-Galveston University of Colorado University of Durham University of Saint Andrews University of South Florida Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Abstract: Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) was a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research project supported by the then Minerals Management Service (MMS; now Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - BOEM) under Cooperative Agreement 1435-01-02-CA-85186 for Cooperative Research on Sperm Whales and their Response to Seismic Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico through the Texas A&M Research Foundation. The objectives of SWSS were to(1) establish baseline information on the biology and behavior of sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico, (2) characterize sperm whale habitat use in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and (3) determine possible changes in behavior of sperm whales when subjected to manmade noise, particularly from seismic airgun arrays used for offshore oil and gas exploration and geological monitoring. Supplemental information: This dataset includes sperm whale visual tracking data and sightings of other cetaceans in 2005. Since the vessels often tracked the sighted sperm whales for further surveys, many sightings in this dataset represent the same animals. Cetacean sightings in 2002-2004 are found in BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag cetacean sightings 2002-2004 Sperm whale visual trackings in 2002-2004 are found in BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag sperm whale trackings 2002-2004 Effort data were filtered to eliminate early morning and night times where no visual efforts were conducted. The of-effort times was 2005: 07:00 – 20:00 CDT
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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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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Stenella clymenecommon name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
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Lagenodelphis hoseicommon name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
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Peponocephala electracommon name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
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Stenella attenuatacommon name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
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Grampus griseuscommon name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
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Steno bredanensiscommon name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
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Physeter macrocephaluscommon name: Sperm Whale rank: species
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Cetaceacommon name: cetaceans rank: order
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Cetaceacommon name: cetaceans rank: order
Geographic Coverages
Gulf of Mexico
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Deborah Eppersonoriginator
position: Primary contact
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
email: Deborah.Epperson@bsee.gov
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
Deborah Epperson
owner
position: Primary contact
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
email: Deborah.Epperson@bsee.gov
Deborah Epperson
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
email: Deborah.Epperson@bsee.gov