PIFSC, Cetacean Survey, PICEAS 2012, Cruise 1203, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Marie C. Hill

doi:10.15468/thhk5c

PIFSC, Cetacean Survey, PICEAS 2012, Cruise 1203, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Citation

Hill M C, OBIS-SEAMAP (2023). PIFSC, Cetacean Survey, PICEAS 2012, Cruise 1203, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. Version 1.1. OBIS-SEAMAP. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/thhk5c accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-19.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Abstract: The Pacific Islands Cetacean Ecosystem Assessment Survey was a line-transect survey for cetaceans was conducted within the Palmyra exclusive economic zone (EEZ) (23 April - 17 May 2012). The set of standard tracklines surveyed was established prior to the cruise and was intended to cover approximately two thirds of the Palmyra Atoll EEZ transect line grid used for the 2005 Pacific Islands Cetacean Ecosystem and Assessment (PICEAS; AR-05-07) survey. This survey was a continuation of PICEAS 2011. There were 48 cetacean sightings including 11 identified species and three types of unidentified cetaceans. Supplemental information: Data were collected under NMFS permit 14097. The data included here are the sightings and on-effort tracks recorded within WinCruz survey software and extracted from the QA/QC'd DAS file using the R package swfscDAS (https://smwoodman.github.io/swfscDAS). Attributes for fields within the trackline files: Cruise - see description in attribute table below segnum - segment number for continuous on-effort line Date - Local date m/dd/yyyy TimeStart - Local time at start of on-effort segment LatStart - Latitude in decimal degrees at starting point of on-effort segment LongStart - Longitude in decimal degrees at starting point of on-effort segment TimeEnd - Local time at end of on-effort segment LatEnd - Latitude in decimal degrees at end point of on-effort segment LongEnd - Longitude in decimal degrees at end point of on-effort segment Mode - see description in attribute table below EffType - see description in attribute table below avgSpdKt - average speed (knots) of the ship over the on-effort segment traveled avgBft - average Beaufort Sea State over the on-effort segment Other data not included here: Photos and biopsy samples were collected during some sightings. Acoustic detections were recorded from a towed hydrophone array. Sonobuoys were deployed opportunistically. A High-frequency Acoustic Recording Package (HARP) was recovered off Kingman Reef. Oceanographic data were collected (CTD, XBT). See PIFSC Cetacean Survey, PICEAS 2011, Cruise 1108, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center for cetacean sightings that occurred during the first portion of this survey effort. Sighting numbers listed here are a continuation of the 2011 survey.

Purpose

Not available

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).

Stenella longirostris
common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
Stenella coeruleoalba
common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
Steno bredanensis
common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Tursiops truncatus
common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
Stenella attenuata
common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
Grampus griseus
common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
Lagenodelphis hosei
common name: Fraser's Dolphin rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family
Peponocephala electra
common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
Pseudorca crassidens
common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
Physeter macrocephalus
common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
Hyperoodontidae
rank: family
Mesoplodon
common name: beaked whales rank: genus
Mesoplodon densirostris
common name: Blainville's Beaked Whale rank: species
Delphinidae
common name: dolphins rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Hawaii

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Marie C. Hill
originator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
email: Marie.Hill@noaa.gov

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://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: https://seamap.env.duke.edu

Marie C. Hill
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
email: Marie.Hill@noaa.gov

Marie C. Hill
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
email: Marie.Hill@noaa.gov