https://doi.org/10.82144/22165dd5
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/111
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9d81db90-78fb-46f9-9460-7ffd956ea10a
https://obis.org/dataset/5e6d5906-af9e-4b8a-95d5-e0b0bc21e5c5
NEFSC Survey 1991
Debi
Palka
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Primary contact
dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
NC
27708
US
seamap-contact@duke.edu
https://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
NC
27708
US
seamap-contact@duke.edu
https://seamap.env.duke.edu
distributor
Debi
Palka
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Primary contact
dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu
owner
2025-07-31
eng
Original provider:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Dataset credits:
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Abstract:
The aerial survey period was October 11-24, 1991. The survey was completed in 14 days with 8 flight days. The survey was based out of Bangor International Airport in Maine, and covered the Gulf of Maine and Massachusetts Bay area. A total of 42.2 hr were flown, covering over 4,600 mi of trackline.
The survey covered the area of the 1991 harbor porpoise shipboard survey in order to get an indication of the fall distribution of harbor porpoise, and surveyed Massachusetts Bay primarily to determine distribution and density of pilot whales during the time of mass strandings on Cape Cod.
Occurrence
GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml
Observation
GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml
Marine Biology
Visual sighting
Marine Animal Survey
Marine mammals
Sea turtles
Aircraft
Visual Sighting
N/A
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.
To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction.
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/111
Oceans,North Atlantic Ocean
-70.58
-65.36
44.602
41.756
1991-10-13
1991-10-24
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Common minke whale
species
Balaenoptera physalus
Fin whale
order
Cetacea
Cetaceans
species
Lagenorhynchus acutus
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
species
Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback whale
species
Phoca vitulina
Harbor seal
species
Phocoena phocoena
Harbor porpoise
notPlanned
Debi
Palka
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Primary contact
dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu
NA
NA
NA
NEFSC Survey 1991
Debi
Palka
owner
NA
zd_111
2025-07-31T14:05:21-04:00
dataset
Palka, D. 2014. NEFSC Survey 1991. Version 1.8.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/22165dd5.
OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page
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https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/111
FGDC Metadata
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https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/111/fgdc
EML Metadata
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https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/111/eml
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