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

Oliver Boisseau

doi:10.15468/c67asz

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

Citation

Boisseau, O. 2019. Sightings from R/V Song of the Whale during the spring 2019 MAPS survey (NMFS permit 14809). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2001) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/c67asz accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-21.

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 spring cruise in Apr/May 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

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
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Stenella clymene
common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
Delphinus delphis
common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
Ziphius cavirostris
common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin Whale rank: species
Mesoplodon europaeus
common name: Gervais' Beaked Whale rank: species
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Euselachii
rank: superorder
Caretta caretta
common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
Globicephala macrorhynchus
common name: Short-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
Globicephala
common name: pilot whales rank: genus
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Stenella frontalis
common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Stenella
common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
Mola mola
common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
Balaenopteridae
common name: rorquals rank: family
Odontoceti
common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Elasmobranchii
common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
Chelonioidea
rank: superfamily
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Lagenorhynchus acutus
common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic

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