https://doi.org/10.82144/11db62f7 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/15 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/21ad676e-2b33-4134-83c5-c79d7a80ff69 https://obis.org/dataset/d7c2b12a-0a12-4b16-8bfe-79fabde4cb8c 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 winter marine mammals survey in Gulf of Mexico was conducted in 1993 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. The survey was followed by a similar spring survey in 1993. 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 31 survey days, 10 species were sighted, including Atlantic spotted dolphin Clymene dolphin Melon-headed whale Pantropical spotted dolphin Pygmy sperm whale Short/Long-finned pilot whale Sperm whale 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/15 Oceans,Gulf Of Mexico -96.0765 -87.7247 29.332 26.0302 1993-01-06 1993-02-12 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). family Anatidae Ducks class Aves Birds genus Caranx Bigeye jacks order Cetacea Cetaceans genus Chloroscombrus Bumpers species Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's gull subclass Elasmobranchii Cartilaginous fishes family Exocoetidae Flyingfishes genus Globicephala Pilot whales family Hyperoodontidae Beaked whales species Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale family Laridae Gulls species Larus argentatus Herring gull species Larus delawarensis Ring-billed gull species Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing gull species Morus bassanus Northern gannet suborder Odontoceti Toothed whales species Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty tern superclass Osteichthyes Bony fishes species Peponocephala electra Melon-headed whale genus Phalacrocorax Cormorants species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale family Procellariidae Fulmars / petrels / shearwaters species Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's shearwater family Scombridae Albacores class Scyphozoa Jellyfish 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 genus Stercorarius Jaegers species Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine jaeger species Sula dactylatra Masked booby species Thalasseus maximus Royal tern 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. Complete a line transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during daylight hours following prescribed transects. 2. Collect ichthyoplankton samples for the Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) during the non-daylight hours using neuston, bongo and Tucker trawls. 3. Obtain associated environmental and oceanographic data. notPlanned Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Primary contact lance.garrison@noaa.gov NA NA NA Lance Garrison owner NA zd_15 2025-07-31T14:02:37-04:00 dataset Garrison, L. 2020. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 1993 (W). Version 2.3.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/11db62f7. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/15 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/15/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/15/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_15 zd_15 NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 1993. Cruise Results; Marine Mammals/Ichthyoplankton Survey; NOAA Ship Oregon II Cruise 93-01 (203).