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SCANS II cetacean sightings on tracker platform of vessel surveys 2005

Dataset homepage

Citation

Lacey C, OBIS-SEAMAP (2021). SCANS II cetacean sightings on tracker platform of vessel surveys 2005. OBIS-SEAMAP. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/v4uwz8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-19.

Description

Original provider: Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews Dataset credits: Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Turtles: Testudines (173749) => Testudines (948936) Surveys from seven different vessels were merged. Each vessel contained two sightings platforms running concurrently – primary and tracker. This dataset includes sightings from the tracker platform. Sightings from the primary platform are registered in SCANS II cetacean sightings on primary platform of vessel surveys 2005. Effort or vessel tracks for these surveys are provided with the primary platform dataset. Survey conditions such as sea state, glare, swell, wind are found in the effort data. In the tracker platform, Big-eye binoculars were used. The trackers used to track groups of animals as they came passed the boat and record them accordingly. However, this dataset does not contain such duplicates.

Purpose

Not available

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. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  2. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  3. Cetorhinus maximus
    common name: basking shark rank: species
  4. Ziphius cavirostris
    common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
  5. Delphinus delphis
    common name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
  6. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  7. Balaenoptera physalus
    common name: Fin Whale rank: species
  8. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  9. Halichoerus grypus
    common name: Atlantic gray seal rank: species
  10. Phocoena phocoena
    common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
  11. Orcinus orca
    common name: Killer Whale rank: species
  12. Lagenorhynchus
    common name: white-beaked dolphins rank: genus
  13. Globicephala melas
    common name: Long-finned Pilot Whale rank: species
  14. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  15. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  16. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  17. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common name: Minke Whale rank: species
  18. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  19. Phoca vitulina
    common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
  20. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  21. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  22. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  23. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  24. Caniformia
    common name: pinnipeds rank: suborder
  25. Testudines
    common name: Turtles rank: order
  26. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  27. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  28. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  29. Lagenorhynchus albirostris
    common name: White-beaked Dolphin rank: species
  30. Lagenorhynchus acutus
    common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic Ocean,European Atlantic shelf waters

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Claire Lacey
originator
position: Primary contact
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews
email: cl20@st-andrews.ac.uk
homepage: http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/scans2/
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
Claire Lacey
owner
position: Primary contact
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews
email: cl20@st-andrews.ac.uk
homepage: http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/scans2/
Claire Lacey
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews
email: cl20@st-andrews.ac.uk
homepage: http://biology.st-andrews.ac.uk/scans2/
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