https://doi.org/10.82144/5a71a0b0 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/13 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9f5eb59d-e736-40c9-85e5-22f8c449ee82 https://obis.org/dataset/3b4e38be-12a5-4201-be05-589dab5168b4 Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Primary contact lance.garrison@noaa.gov OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Primary contact lance.garrison@noaa.gov owner 2025-07-31 eng 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 1992 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. The survey was taken place along with Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) ichthyoplankton survey in coordination with Minerals Management Service. 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 planned 54 survey days, 20 species were sighted, including Atlantic spotted dolphin Blainville’s beaked whale Bryde’s whale Clymene dolphin Dwarf sperm whale Dwarf/pygmy sperm whale False killer whale Fraser’s dolphin Killer whale Melon-headed whale Pantropical spotted dolphin Pygmy killer 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. 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 Seabirds Sea turtles Vessel Visual Sighting N/A 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/13 Oceans,Gulf Of Mexico -96.3202 -83.9888 29.6828 24.468 1992-04-22 1992-06-07 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). family Anatidae Ducks family Ardeidae Bitterns class Aves Birds genus Balaenoptera Baleen whales species Balaenoptera edeni Eden's whale genus Caranx Bigeye jacks order Cetacea Cetaceans species Chlidonias niger Black tern species Coryphaena hippurus Dolphinfish family Delphinidae Dolphins species Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle subclass Elasmobranchii Cartilaginous fishes family Exocoetidae Flyingfishes species Feresa attenuata Pygmy killer whale genus Fregata Frigatebirds species Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed tern genus Globicephala Pilot whales species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin family Hyperoodontidae Beaked whales family Istiophoridae Billfishes genus Kogia Pygmy sperm whales species Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale species Kogia sima Dwarf sperm whale species Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser's dolphin family Laridae Gulls species Larus argentatus Herring gull species Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing gull species Leucophaeus pipixcan Franklin's gull genus Mesoplodon Beaked whales species Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale species Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm petrel species Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped storm petrel species Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's storm petrel suborder Odontoceti Toothed whales species Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled tern species Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty tern species Orcinus orca Killer whale superclass Osteichthyes Bony fishes species Pelecanus occidentalis Brown pelican species Peponocephala electra Melon-headed whale genus Phaethon Tropicbirds species Phaethon aethereus Red-billed tropicbird genus Phalaropus Phalaropes species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale family Procellariidae Fulmars / petrels / shearwaters species Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale species Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's shearwater species Rhincodon typus Whale shark species Rynchops niger Black skimmer genus Scomberomorus Spanish mackerels family Scombridae Albacores family Sphyrnidae Bonnethead sharks genus Stenella Spinner dolphins species Stenella attenuata Pantropical spotted dolphin species Stenella clymene Clymene dolphin species Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin species Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin species Stenella longirostris Spinner dolphin species Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin genus Stercorarius Jaegers species Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic jaeger species Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine jaeger species Sterna forsteri Forster's tern species Sternula antillarum Least tern genus Sula Boobies species Sula dactylatra Masked booby species Sula sula Red-footed booby species Thalasseus maximus Royal tern species Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich tern species Thunnus albacares Yellowfin tuna species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin 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. Conduct line transect surveys of marine mammals to study their diversity, distribution and abundance. 2. Collect ichthyoplankton (particularly bluefin tuna eggs and larva) for distribution and abundance determinations. 3. Collect associated environmental data in order to study the factors which may ultimately affect the diversity, distribution and abundance of both ichthyoplankton and marine mammals. 4. Collect biopsy samples of marine mammals for genetic analysis in order to learn about the population structure of selected species. 5. Collect flying fish (Exocoetidae) samples in order to study their diversity and distribution in the Gulf of Mexico. notPlanned Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Primary contact lance.garrison@noaa.gov NA NA NA Lance Garrison owner NA zd_13 2025-07-31T14:02:36-04:00 dataset Garrison, L. 2020. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1992 (199). Version 2.3.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/5a71a0b0. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/13 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/13/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/13/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_13 zd_13 NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 1992. Distribution and Abundance of Marine Mammals in the Northern-Central and Western Gulf of Mexico.