Cole, T., C. Khan and A. Ogilvie2025Version 1.0.0vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP102023https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/102023OBIS-SEAMAP The North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey (NARWSS) is a NOAA Fisheries program which locates and records the seasonal distribution of right whales off the northeastern United States.not providedThis dataset is a subset of NEFSC Right Whale Aerial Survey. Other references: <a href="http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd0905/" target="_blank">Khan C, Cole TVN, Duley P, Glass AH, Niemeyer M, Christman C. 2009. North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey (NARWSS) and Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS) 2008 Results Summary. US Dept Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc. 09-05; 7 p.</a> <a href="http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd0806/index.html" target="_blank">Niemeyer, M., T.V.N. Cole, C.L. Christman, P. Duley and A.H. Glass. 2008. North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey (NARWSS) and Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS) 2007 results summary. Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document. 08-06; 6 p. </a> <a href="http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd0702/" target="_blank">Cole TVN, Gerrior P, Merrick RL. 2007. Methodologies of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service aerial survey program for right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Northeast U.S., 1998-2006. US Dep Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc 07-02; 11 p.</a> 2023010820231220ground condition CompleteNone planned North Atlantic Ocean-74.10863-62.3107648.5708239.14081 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingAircraftNoneNorth Atlantic OceanTaxon coveredMarine mammalsSea turtlesRays and sharksIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusBalaenopteraSpeciesBalaenoptera acutorostrataSpeciesBalaenoptera borealisSpeciesBalaenoptera musculusSpeciesBalaenoptera physalusGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliaeFamilyBalaenidaeGenusEubalaenaSpeciesEubalaena glacialisSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusDelphinusSpeciesDelphinus delphisGenusLagenorhynchusSpeciesLagenorhynchus albirostrisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyHyperoodontidaeFamilyPhyseteridaeGenusPhyseterSpeciesPhyseter macrocephalusClassChondrichthyesSubclassElasmobranchiiSuperorderEuselachiiOrderLamniformesFamilyLamnidaeGenusCarcharodonSpeciesCarcharodon carchariasFamilyCetorhinidaeGenusCetorhinusSpeciesCetorhinus maximusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys coriacea Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset: Cole, T., C. Khan and A. Ogilvie. 2025. NEFSC Right Whale Aerial Survey in 2023. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. Data accessed on yyyy-mm-dd from https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/102023. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Christin Khan; Tim Cole; Alison OgilvieNOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center; NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center; NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center mailing and physical address

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Woods Hole; Woods Hole; Woods HoleMassachusetts; MA; MA02543-1026; n/a; 02543United States; n/a; USA (508) 495-2040; n/a; n/aChristin.Khan@noaa.gov; Tim.Cole@noaa.gov; alison.ogilvie@noaa.gov Whale Ecology Branch, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA/NMFS Relational database Gatzke J, Khan C, Henry A, Cole T, Duley P2013vector digital dataUS Dept Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc13-08; 7 phttp://nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd1308/Khan C, Cole T, Duley P, Henry A, Gatzke J, Corkeron2012vector digital dataUS Dept Commer, Northeast Fish Sci Cent Ref Doc12-09; 6 phttp://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd1209/Khan, C., T. Cole, P. Duley, A. Glass and J. Gatzke2010vector digital dataNortheast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document10-07; 6 phttp://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd1007/Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115 All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider. Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System. All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20251219Point 1e-051e-05Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data provider100892103243iddefinition not providedData provider162192008sourceNEFSCData providerNEFSCplaneType of planeData providerType of planedate_localDate of the sighting in local time zoneData provider2023-01-082023-12-20time_localTime of the sighting in local time zoneData provider07:29:4319:14:07event_numberEvent numberData provider13950flight_typeSurvey type code. Code descriptions available upon request.Data provider2042latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider39.14081048.570820longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-74.108630-62.310760legtypeSurvey line type code. Code descriptions available upon request.Data provider113legstageSurvey watch stage code. Code descriptions available upon request.Data provider06psb_legstageSurvey watch stage code. Code descriptions available upon request.Data provider09altitudeAltitude in feetData provider7504500headingPlatform heading (degrees)Data provider0.00360.00speedPlatform speed (knots)Data provider57.70144.10sst_cSea surface temperature in celsiusData providerbeaufortBeaufort sea stateData provider0.406.00visibilty_codeVisibility codeData providervisibilty_nmVisibility in nautical milesData provider0.0035.00cloud_codeCloud codeData provider14cloud_percentCloud cover as a percentage.Data providerglare_lGlare at the left sideData provider13glare_rGlare at the right sideData provider13quality_lQuality at the left sideData providerQuality at the left sidequality_rQuality at the right sideData providerQuality at the right sideid_reliabilityReliability of species identificationData provider23sighting_numberSighting numberData provider1162spcodeSpecies codeData providerSpecies codegroup_sizeGroup sizeData provider148calvesThenumber of calvesData provider11bearingBearingData provideractual_headingActual heading in degreesData provider1.00360.00distanceDistanceData providerrelative_headingRelative headingData providerobserverObserver initialsData providerObserver initialsobs_positionObserverData providerObserverangleDeclination angle (0-90 degrees) of sighting available upon provider persmissionData provider0.0089.00cueSighting cueData providerSighting cueb1_final_codedefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedb2_final_codedefinition not providedData provider1394b3_final_codedefinition not providedData provider1084b4_final_codedefinition not providedData provider1367b5_final_codedefinition not providedData provider4040photosIs a photo taken: yes=2 no=1Data provider12effort_commentsComments on effortData providerComments on effortsighting_commentsComments on sightingData providerComments on sightingedit1Changes made by the 1st editorData providerChanges made by the 1st editoredit2Changes made by the 2nd editorData providerChanges made by the 2nd editoredit3Changes made by the 3rd editorData providerChanges made by the 3rd editormisc_edit1definition not providedData providerdefinition not providedmisc_edit2definition not providedData providerdefinition not providedmisc_edit3definition not providedData providerdefinition not providedmisc_edit4Changes made by an editorData providerChanges made by an editorridRIDData provider34800834683864sp_tsnITIS taxonomic serial number. This field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData provider159903770799geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPtimezone_hdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedThis section explains attributes included in the original dataset. The availability of the attributes depends on the share policy. When "Minimum attributes" is selected, only date/time, lat/lon, species identification and group size are available. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider. When "All attributes" is selected, all attributes are available in download.NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 102023Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 2025121920251219 Ei Fujioka Nicholas School, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile