NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1995

NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Dataset credit

NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Debi Palka NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Data entry Sloan Freeman Duke University

Citation

Abstract

This aerial survey was flown in conjunction with shipboard surveys being conducted during the same time frame. The R/V Abel-J was chartered to conduct line transect surveys offshore from 38 degrees N offshore from approximately 40 fathoms to the Gulf Stream, and north to the Northeast Channel east of Georges Bank, United States. The aerial survey covered all inshore areas from the beach to the 40 fathom boundary of the shipboard survey and extended east to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Purpose

Collect line transect data to estimate abundance for as many species as possible.

Supplemental information

3/8/2006: Data correction - humpback whale was mistakenly linked to Balaenidae (180531). It is now linked to Megaptera novaeangliae (180530). In addition to the sightings data, effort data were recorded every half hour or whenever conditions changed. This dataset, therefore, should be used with the effort data.

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Attributes

Overview

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Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
cruiseCruise ID
yearYear
monthMonth
dayDay
timeTime of the observation (local time)
latLatitude in decimal degrees
longLongitude in decimal degrees
speciesSpecies name
sizebGroup size
transectTransect No
legLeg No
blankBlank field
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID109
Seabirds0
Marine mammals304
Sea turtles71
Rays and sharks0
Other species106
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total481
Date, Begin1995-08-05
Date, End1995-09-17
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude37.03 - 47.75
Longitude-75.80 - -57.30
Coord. prec.3 decimal digits
PlatformPlane
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 110)
Traveled (km)13,061
Effort hours78
Contr. through
Registered2006-03-08
Updated2013-11-22
StatusPublished
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