NEFSC Aerial Circle-Back Abundance Survey 2006

Beth Josephson; Debi Palka; Debi Palka

doi:10.15468/8py2mp

NEFSC Aerial Circle-Back Abundance Survey 2006

Citation

Josephson, B. and D. Palka. 2018. NEFSC Aerial Circle-Back Abundance Survey 2006. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1889) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/8py2mp accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-16.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Abstract: The survey was conducted on the NOAA DeHavilland Twin Otter DHC-6, Series 300 aircraft (N57 RF) from 24 July to 26 August 2006. The study area extended from New Jersey, USA (74º 20'N 39º 40’W), eastward to the Gulf of St. Lawrence (58º 30'W), and northward to the Bay of Fundy (45º 30'N). Purpose: The objective of this survey was to describe the habitat of and estimate the abundance of cetaceans and turtles that are in the study area. Supplemental information: Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available.

Purpose

The objective of this survey was to describe the habitat of and estimate the abundance of cetaceans and turtles that are in the study area.

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).

Cetorhinus maximus
common name: basking shark rank: species
Mesoplodon
common name: beaked whales rank: genus
Prionace glauca
common name: blue shark rank: species
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Rhinoptera bonasus
common name: cownose ray rank: species
Balaenopteridae
common name: rorquals rank: family
Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin Whale rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Chelonia mydas
common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Phoca vitulina
common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
Sphyrna
common name: bonnethead sharks rank: genus
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Dermochelys coriacea
common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Manta birostris
common name: Atlantic manta rank: species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common name: Minke Whale rank: species
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Globicephala melas
common name: Long-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
Eubalaena glacialis
common name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera borealis
common name: Sei Whale rank: species
Rajidae
rank: family
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Phocidae
common name: earless seals rank: family
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Chelonioidea
rank: superfamily
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
common name: White-beaked Dolphin rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Lagenorhynchus
common name: white-beaked dolphins rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Beth Josephson
originator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov

Debi Palka
originator
position: Secondary contact
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
email: dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.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

Beth Josephson
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov

Debi Palka
originator
position: Secondary contact
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
email: dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu

Beth Josephson
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov