Aldemaro Romero, Macalester College20140106vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAPLatesthttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1077OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/abc49f66Version 1.0.0 To document the Grenadian marine mammal fauna and its distribution in the eastern Caribbean, we conducted field and archival studies in that country. All records of sirenians and cetaceans for Grenada were assembled and analyzed. The total number of confirmed marine mammal species for this part of the world is 11. The humpback whale (<i>Megaptera novaeangliae</i>) was the most commonly reported mysticete species while a variety of odontocetes seem to be equally frequent in those waters. The manatee (<i>Trichechus manatus</i>) has been extinct from those waters for at least 300 years. Comparison with the marine mammal fauna of adjacent regions (Venezuela, Trinidad, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines), leads us to believe that at least seven additional species of cetaceans may be present in Grenadian waters, probably as occasional visitors.There are three indications that the marine mammal fauna of Grenada may be much more abundant and diverse than ever reported. Therefore, we decided to investigate the nature of the marine mammal fauna for that country. To that end, we combined information for three major sources: data from published or unpublished (archival) documents, accounts from reliable observers, and our own field observations. As a result, we have been able to increase the number of confirmed records from three to 11.Sightings from the field observations are a subset of the entire dataset, presented here on OBIS-SEAMAP.<br> For records that did not have time of observation available, "00:00:00" was used and noted in the [Notes] field.<br> For records that originally sighted a range for the number of individuals observed, the median number was used to be conservative, and noted in the [Notes] field.1999072419990728ground conditionCompleteNone plannedRefer to bounding-61.846833-61.49316712.65316712.109167 PlatformVesselsSightingsTaxon coveredMarine mammals, seabirds, sea turtlesIntegrated 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 surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusGlobicephalaSpeciesGlobicephala macrorhynchusGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella longirostrisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyPhyseteridaeGenusPhyseterSpeciesPhyseter macrocephalus Open public unless otherwise noted.1. Not to use data contained in OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without prior written consent of the original data provider. 2. To cite both the data provider and OBIS-SEAMAP appropriately after approval of use is obtained. 3. Not 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. Aldemaro RomeroSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville mailing and physical address

College of Arts and Sciences

EdwardsvilleIL62026-1608USA 618-650-5047aromero@siue.edu Aldemaro Romero, Macalester College Relational database Romero, A., K.T. Hayford, A. Romero and J. Romero2002vector digital dataMammalia66(4):479-494http://www.siue.edu/artsandsciences/pdf/deanspublications/410.MarineMammalsGrenada.pdf not applicableNo report providednot providedUnknownPoint 1e-061e-06Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID (created by OBIS-SEAMAP)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728recnumRecord number (by spreadsheet)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728latitudeLatitude (decimal degrees)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728longitudeLongitude (decimal degrees)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728latdegLatitude (degree)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728latminLatitude (minute)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728longdegLongitude (degree)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728longminLongitude (minute)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728landrefLand reference (distance in m)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728depthDepth (m)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728obs_timeTime of observationdata providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728durationDuration of observation (minutes:seconds)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728numindNumber of individualsdata providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728obs_countNumber of animals sighteddata providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728sp_obsSpecies observeddata providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728obs_dateDate of observationdata providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728sp_tsnSpecies ITIS TSNdata providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728notesNotes for when time was not available or when abundance was originally a range and a median was used (created by OBIS-SEAMAP)data providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPdata providerNot definedNot defined1999072419990728This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.Aldemaro Romero, Macalester College 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 1077Not 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. 20140106 Connie Kot 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