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MIRC KB08 Vessel Surveys Feb-Mar 2011

Dataset homepage

Citation

Ampela, K. and C. Bacon. 2017. MIRC KB08 Vessel Surveys Feb-Mar 2011. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/921) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/6hc5ub accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-09.

Description

Original provider: HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. Dataset credits: The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program Abstract: The objective of this current survey effort was to conduct baseline surveys to further document marine mammal and sea turtle occurrence in nearshore waters around the island of Guam. This report presents the results of the Guam Marine Species Monitoring Survey conducted on the MV Island Girl from February 17 to March 3, 2011. This survey covered an area of approximately 4,100 square kilometers (km2)(1,200 square nautical miles ([nm2]) to document marine mammal and sea turtle distribution around the island of Guam. The approach primarily followed opportunistic survey protocols used in a recent survey around Guam (Ligon et al. 2011), which remained nearshore (within 5.6 kilometers [km] or 3 nautical miles [nm] of the coastline). ). The resulting sightings, therefore, consisted of spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris; 7 of 9 sightings) and a mixed group of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). In addition, one species of sea turtle was observed (green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas). Additional lines of effort following standard line-transect protocols were attempted (out to 10 nm from shore) when sea conditions permitted. Purpose: not provided Supplemental information: [2017-08-03] Data format was updated and dataset name was changed. The sighting of short-finned pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins on 02/22/11 was an aggregation of the two species and recorded as a single record. This sighting was split into each species in this dataset.

Purpose

not provided

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. Chelonia mydas
    common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
  2. Stenella longirostris
    common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
  3. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  4. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Pacific

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kristen Ampela
originator
position: Primary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: Kristen.Ampela@hdrinc.com
Cathy Bacon
originator
position: Secondary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: catherine.bacon@hdrinc.com
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
Kristen Ampela
owner
position: Primary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: Kristen.Ampela@hdrinc.com
Cathy Bacon
originator
position: Secondary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: catherine.bacon@hdrinc.com
Kristen Ampela
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: Kristen.Ampela@hdrinc.com
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