https://doi.org/10.82144/328ed025 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/5d89b3ba-fad9-4481-9a4e-d1303f776a65 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1678 https://obis.org/dataset/6d8250cf-c845-44fe-ac7d-e795c844dc15 Beth Josephson NOAA Fisheries Primary contact elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Beth Josephson NOAA Fisheries Primary contact elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov owner 2025-09-11 eng Original provider: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Abstract: During 27 June–25 August 2016, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) conducted a shipboard abundance survey targeting marine mammals, sea turtles and seabirds on the NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow. The survey area was between 36 and 42N and 65 and 74W, covering waters offshore of the 100m depth contour. There were 2 independent teams targeting marine mammals and sea turtles using line transect sampling techniques, a team targeting targeting sea birds using strip transect sampling techniques, a team monitoring a towed hydrophone array, and a team collecting physical and biological oceanographic data. Track lines were covered at about 10 knots. In Beaufort sea states of six and less, about 5354 km of on-effort track lines were surveyed. Over 1200 groups (16,000 individuals) of cetaceans, 26 groups (27 individuals) of sea turtles and 1977 groups (4677 individuals) of seabirds were recorded. 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 Visual Sighting Vessel N/A [2022-10-14] The species for the record on 2016-06-30 (group size 160) was corrected from unidentified spotted dolphin to the spinner dolphin. Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available. Please contact the data provider to obtain this attribute. 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/1678 Oceans,North Atlantic -74.83821 -64.82743 42.08273 36.81116 2016-06-28 2016-08-24 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). genus Balaenoptera Baleen whales species Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale species Balaenoptera borealis Sei whale species Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale species Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale family Balaenopteridae Rorquals species Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle order Cetacea Cetaceans species Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark family Cheloniidae Sea turtles class Chondrichthyes Cartilaginous fishes phylum Chordata chordates family Delphinidae Dolphins species Delphinus delphis Short-beaked common dolphin species Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle subclass Elasmobranchii Cartilaginous fishes species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin family Istiophoridae Billfishes genus Kogia Pygmy sperm whales species Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale species Kogia sima Dwarf sperm whale species Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin species Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale genus Mesoplodon Beaked whales species Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby's beaked whale species Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale species Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais' beaked whale species Mesoplodon mirus True's beaked whale family Mobulidae Devil rays species Mola mola Ocean sunfish suborder Odontoceti Toothed whales order Perciformes perch-like fishes family Phocidae Earless seals species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale species Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale genus Stenella Spinner dolphins species Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin species Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin species Stenella longirostris Spinner dolphin species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin species Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale The main objectives of the survey were: 1) determine the distribution and abundance of cetaceans, sea turtles and sea birds within the study area; 2) collect vocalizations of cetaceans using passive acoustic arrays; 3) determine the distribution and relative abundance of plankton and other trophic levels, 4) collect hydrographic and meteorological data, and 5) when possible, collect biopsy samples and photo-identification pictures of cetaceans. notPlanned Beth Josephson NOAA Fisheries Primary contact elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov NA NA NA Beth Josephson owner NA zd_1678 2025-09-11T15:42:14-04:00 dataset Josephson, B. 2022. AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016. Version 1.1.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/328ed025. Palka, Debra. 2017. 2016 Annual Report of a Comprehensive Assessment of Marine Mammal, Marine Turtle, and Seabird Abundance and Spatial Distribution in US Waters of the Western North Atlantic Ocean – AMAPPS II. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1678 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1678/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1678/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_1678 zd_1678