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MIRC NAVFAC Incidental Sightings - Aerial 1965-2014

Dataset homepage

Citation

Ampela, K. and C. Bacon. 2017. MIRC NAVFAC Incidental Sightings - Aerial 1965-2014. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1521) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/nnsrnn accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-12.

Description

Original provider: HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. Dataset credits: The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program Abstract: Features in this feature class represent incidental sightings from airplanes between 1965 and 2014. Supplemental information: A report of an incidental sighting did not require time and thus the time value is a rough indication (e.g. morning).

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. Chelonia mydas
    common name: Green Sea Turtle rank: species
  2. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  3. Orcinus orca
    common name: Killer Whale rank: species
  4. Stenella attenuata
    common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  5. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  6. Stenella longirostris
    common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
  7. Balaenopteridae
    common name: rorquals rank: family
  8. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  9. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  10. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  11. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  12. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order

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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