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SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1994

Dataset homepage

Citation

Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1994. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/19) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/4b85qk accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-22.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Abstract: A spring marine mammals survey in Gulf of Mexico was conducted in 1994 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the diversity, distribution and estimate abundance of marine mammals in U.S. waters. The survey was aimed at meeting the responsibilities under the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. The survey was taken place along with Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP). In addition, it was conducted in coordination with the Japanese vessel SHOYO MARU and a larval transport survey in the Florida Keys. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey. During the survey, at least 18 species were sighted, including Atlantic spotted dolphin Clymene dolphin Cuvier’s beaked whale Dwarf sperm whale Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale False killer whale Humpback whale Killer whale Melon-headed whale Northern right whale Pantropical spotted dolphin Pygmy sperm whale Risso's dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Short/Long-finned pilot whale Sperm whale Spinner dolphin Standard Bottlenose dolphin Striped dolphin The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file. Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Complete a line transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during daylight hours. 2. Collect ichthyoplankton with bongo and double neuston trawl gear for estimates of abundance of eggs, larvae and small juveniles, particularly those of bluefin tuna. 3. Obtain associated environmental and oceanographic data. 4. Record data on marine life, seabirds and debris encountered during line transects. 5. Obtain marine mammal biopsy samples for analysis. 6. Collect tar samples encountered during neuston sampling SEAMAP stations for analysis. Supplemental information: [2020-09-30] The following invalid species names were corrected according to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Bonaparte's Gull: Larus philadelphia (176839) => Chroicocephalus philadelphia (824040) Bridled Tern: Sterna anaethetus (176897) => Onychoprion anaethetus (824104) Gull-billed Tern: Sterna nilotica (176926) => Gelochelidon nilotica (176882) Laughing Gull: Larus atricilla (176837) => Leucophaeus atricilla (824079) Least Tern: Sterna antillarum (176923) => Sternula antillarum (824127) Royal Tern: Sterna maxima (176922) => Thalasseus maximus (824142) Sandwich Tern: Sterna sandvicensis (176927) => Thalasseus sandvicensis (176932) Sooty Tern: Sterna fuscata (176894) => Onychoprion fuscatus (824105)

Purpose

The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Complete a line transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during daylight hours. 2. Collect ichthyoplankton with bongo and double neuston trawl gear for estimates of abundance of eggs, larvae and small juveniles, particularly those of bluefin tuna. 3. Obtain associated environmental and oceanographic data. 4. Record data on marine life, seabirds and debris encountered during line transects. 5. Obtain marine mammal biopsy samples for analysis. 6. Collect tar samples encountered during neuston sampling SEAMAP stations for analysis.

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. Stenella frontalis
    common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  2. Puffinus lherminieri
    common name: Audubon's Shearwater rank: species
  3. Balaenoptera
    common name: baleen whales rank: genus
  4. Oceanodroma castro
    common name: Band-rumped Storm Petrel rank: species
  5. Istiophoridae
    common name: billfishes rank: family
  6. Chlidonias niger
    common name: Black Tern rank: species
  7. Chroicocephalus philadelphia
    common name: Bonaparte's Gull rank: species
  8. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  9. Sula
    rank: genus
  10. Sterna
    rank: genus
  11. Onychoprion anaethetus
    common name: Bridled Tern rank: species
  12. Anous stolidus
    common name: Brown Noddy rank: species
  13. Pelecanus occidentalis
    common name: Brown Pelican rank: species
  14. Stenella clymene
    common name: Clymene Dolphin rank: species
  15. Sterna hirundo
    common name: Common Tern rank: species
  16. Calonectris diomedea
    common name: Cory's Shearwater rank: species
  17. Ziphius cavirostris
    common name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
  18. Coryphaena hippurus
    common name: dolphinfish rank: species
  19. Anatidae
    common name: Ducks rank: family
  20. Kogia
    common name: pygmy sperm whales rank: genus
  21. Kogia sima
    common name: Dwarf Sperm Whale rank: species
  22. Ardeidae
    rank: family
  23. Pseudorca crassidens
    common name: False Killer Whale rank: species
  24. Exocoetidae
    common name: flyingfishes rank: family
  25. Fregata
    rank: genus
  26. Gelochelidon nilotica
    common name: Gull-billed Tern rank: species
  27. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  28. Sphyrnidae
    common name: bonnethead sharks rank: family
  29. Cheloniidae
    common name: Sea Turtles rank: family
  30. Larus argentatus
    common name: Herring Gull rank: species
  31. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
  32. Scyphozoa
    common name: jellyfish rank: class
  33. Orcinus orca
    common name: Killer Whale rank: species
  34. Leucophaeus atricilla
    common name: Laughing Gull rank: species
  35. Oceanodroma leucorhoa
    common name: Leach's Storm Petrel rank: species
  36. Sternula antillarum
    common name: Least Tern rank: species
  37. Dermochelys coriacea
    common name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
  38. Caretta caretta
    common name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
  39. Sula dactylatra
    common name: Masked Booby rank: species
  40. Peponocephala electra
    common name: Melon-headed Whale rank: species
  41. Mesoplodon
    common name: beaked whales rank: genus
  42. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  43. Morus bassanus
    common name: Northern Gannet rank: species
  44. Eubalaena glacialis
    common name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
  45. Stenella attenuata
    common name: Pantropical Spotted Dolphin rank: species
  46. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  47. Delphinidae
    common name: dolphins rank: family
  48. Phalaropus
    rank: genus
  49. Stercorarius pomarinus
    common name: Pomarine Jaeger rank: species
  50. Kogia breviceps
    common name: Pygmy Sperm Whale rank: species
  51. Phaethon aethereus
    common name: Red-billed Tropicbird rank: species
  52. Sula sula
    common name: Red-footed Booby rank: species
  53. Grampus griseus
    common name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
  54. Steno bredanensis
    common name: Rough-toothed Dolphin rank: species
  55. Thalasseus maximus
    common name: Royal Tern rank: species
  56. Thalasseus sandvicensis
    common name: Sandwich Tern rank: species
  57. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  58. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  59. Globicephala
    common name: pilot whales rank: genus
  60. Puffinus griseus
    common name: Sooty Shearwater rank: species
  61. Onychoprion fuscatus
    common name: Sooty Tern rank: species
  62. Physeter macrocephalus
    common name: Sperm Whale rank: species
  63. Stenella longirostris
    common name: Spinner Dolphin rank: species
  64. Tursiops truncatus
    common name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
  65. Stenella
    common name: spinner dolphins rank: genus
  66. Stercorarius
    rank: genus
  67. Procellariidae
    common name: Fulmars rank: family
  68. Stenella coeruleoalba
    common name: Striped Dolphin rank: species
  69. Mola mola
    common name: ocean sunfish rank: species
  70. Laridae
    common name: Gulls rank: family
  71. Scombridae
    common name: albacores rank: family
  72. Aves
    common name: Birds rank: class
  73. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  74. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  75. Odontoceti
    common name: toothed whales rank: suborder
  76. Cetacea
    common name: cetaceans rank: order
  77. Hyperoodontidae
    rank: family
  78. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  79. Elasmobranchii
    common name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
  80. Osteichthyes
    common name: bony fishes rank: superclass
  81. Rhincodon typus
    common name: whale shark rank: species
  82. Oceanites oceanicus
    common name: Wilson's Storm Petrel rank: species
  83. Thunnus albacares
    common name: yellowfin tuna rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Gulf Of Mexico

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Lance Garrison
originator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@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
Lance Garrison
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov
Lance Garrison
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center
email: lance.garrison@noaa.gov
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