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Sightings from R/V Song of the Whale during the winter 2019 MAPS survey (NMFS permit 14809)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Boisseau, O. 2019. Sightings from R/V Song of the Whale during the winter 2019 MAPS survey (NMFS permit 14809). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1999) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/4sb2jw accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-24.

Description

Original provider: Marine Conservation Research Dataset credits: Oliver Boisseau, Marine Conservation Research International Abstract: The dataset contains all sightings of cetaceans and other megafuana made during the MAPS winter cruise in Jan/Feb 2019 (NMFS permit 14809). When conductiong visual effort, two observers were situated either side of R/V Song of the Whale on an observation platform with an approximate eye-height of 5.5 m above sea-level during daylight hours. The observers scanned the trackline and in front of the vessel using naked eye; 7 x 50 binoculars were used to identify species and estimate group size. During periods of bad weather, observers were stationed on deck with an approximate eye-height of 3.5 m above sea-level. Purpose: The MAPS (Marine Mammal Passive Acoustics and Spatial Ecology) cruises form part of a BOEM project to describe the distribution and behaviour of deep-diving cetaceans in the offshore waters of North Carolina (NMFS permit 14809). MAPS is a cooperative agreement between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the University of North Carolina Wilmington in partnership with Duke University. Supplemental information: Environmental attributes were recorded less frequently than the GPS data and not all GPS records get environmental attributes attached.

Purpose

The MAPS (Marine Mammal Passive Acoustics and Spatial Ecology) cruises form part of a BOEM project to describe the distribution and behaviour of deep-diving cetaceans in the offshore waters of North Carolina (NMFS permit 14809). MAPS is a cooperative agreement between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the University of North Carolina Wilmington in partnership with Duke University.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Balaenopteridae
    common name: rorquals rank: family
  2. Cetorhinus maximus
    common name: basking shark rank: species
  3. Ziphius cavirostris
    common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
  4. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  5. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  6. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  7. Euselachii
    rank: superorder
  8. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  9. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  10. Eubalaena glacialis
    common name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
  11. Globicephala macrorhynchus
    common name: Short-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
  12. Globicephala
    common name: pilot whales rank: genus
  13. Balaenoptera borealis
    common name: Sei Whale rank: species
  14. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  15. Stenella frontalis
    common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  16. Stenella
    common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
  17. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  18. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  19. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic Ocean

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Oliver Boisseau
originator
position: Primary contact
Song of the Whale team, MCR International
email: oboisseau@mcr-team.org
homepage: http://www.marineconservationresearch.org
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
Oliver Boisseau
owner
position: Primary contact
Song of the Whale team, MCR International
email: oboisseau@mcr-team.org
homepage: http://www.marineconservationresearch.org
Oliver Boisseau
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Song of the Whale team, MCR International
email: oboisseau@mcr-team.org
homepage: http://www.marineconservationresearch.org
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