Dias, L. and L. Garrison2018vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP1852http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1852OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/14782689Version 1.0.0 As part of the AMAPPS program, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center conducts aerial surveys of continental shelf waters along the US east coast from Cape Canaveral, Florida to Cape May, New Jersey. The survey was conducted during 2015 between 23 January and 3 March. It was conducted along tracklines oriented perpendicular to the shoreline that were latitudinally spaced 20 km apart aboard a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft at an altitude of 600 feet (183 m) and a speed of 110 knots. The survey was designed for analysis using Distance sampling and a two-team (independent observer) approach to correct for visibility bias in resulting abundance estimates. The survey covered waters from Cape May, NJ to Cape Canaveral, FL including “fine-scale” tracklines in waters offshore of New Jersey. The majority of survey effort occurred in waters from Cape Hatteras, NC and south. Due to weather conditions during the survey, a few areas of the study area were not surveyed.The goal of the survey was to conduct line-transect surveys using the Distance sampling approach to estimate the abundance and spatial distribution of marine mammals and turtles in waters over the continental shelf (shoreline to 200m isobaths) from Florida to New Jersey.Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available. The dataset is accompanied by transect (effort) data which is provided as a separate file. Data were further audited in 2018 since publication of Annual Report in 2015.2015012320150303ground conditionCompleteNone plannedNorth Atlantic-81.27586-72.5644940.1416928.66388 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingAircraftNoneNorth AtlanticTaxon coveredMarine mammalsSea 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 surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusBalaenopteraSpeciesBalaenoptera acutorostrataFamilyBalaenidaeGenusEubalaenaSpeciesEubalaena glacialisSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusDelphinusSpeciesDelphinus delphisGenusGlobicephalaGenusGrampusSpeciesGrampus griseusGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella frontalisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaGenusLepidochelysSpeciesLepidochelys kempiiFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys coriacea Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset: Dias, L. and L. Garrison. 2018. AMAPPS Southeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2015. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1852) on yyyy-mm-dd. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers 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. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Lance Garrison; Laura DiasNOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center; NOAA Southeast Fisheries Center mailing and physical address

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Miami; MiamiFlorida; FLn/a; 33149USA; USA +1 (305) 361-4488; n/alance.garrison@noaa.gov ; laura.dias@noaa.gov NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Relational database Lance P. Garrison , Kevin P. Barry2015vector digital dataAnnual 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 II21-33https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/psb/AMAPPS/docs/NMFS_AMAPPS_2015_annual_report_Final.pdfHalpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009vector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider. Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System. All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20180627Point 1e-051e-05Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)effortidEffort IDData provider4482oid_origOID assigned by providerData provider1388typeType (Mammal or Turtle)Data providerType (Mammal or Turtle)comnameSpecies common nameData providerSpecies common namesp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData provider173828552460individualcountIndividual countData provider1600latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider28.66388040.141690longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-81.275860-72.564490perpendiculardistancePerpendicular distance to the animalData provider0.00392.40eventdateDate and time of the sighting at local timeData providerDate and time of the sighting at local timetransectTransect No.Data providerTransect No.beaufortBeaufort sea stateData provider1Beaufort sea state 1Data provider2Beaufort sea state 2Data provider3Beaufort sea state 3Data provider4Beaufort sea state 4Data provider5Beaufort sea state 5Data provider6Beaufort sea state 6Data providercloudcoverCloud cover codeData providerCloud cover codeData providerglareGlare cover codeData providerGlare cover codeData providerweatherWeather codeData providerWeather codeData providervisibilityVisibility codeData providerVisibility codeData providerhazeHaze presenceData providerHaze presenceData providerfogFog presenceData providerFog presenceData providersunpenSun penetration codeData provider13turbidityTurbidity codeData provider03tripidTrip IDData providerTrip IDplatformvltsAlways A (Airplane)Data providerAlways A (Airplane)oneffortFlag (Y/N) to indicate on effort.Data providerFlag (Y/N) to indicate on effort.observationheightAltitude of aircraft in feet above sea level in feetData provider600600platformspeedSpeed of the platform in knotsData provider110110sighttypeSighting type ("F")Data providerSighting type ("F")datasetidDataset ID by providerData providerDataset ID by providerdatasetnameDataset name by providerData providerDataset name by providereventdatetimezoneThe time zone of the observation event (UTC)Data provider-5-5geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPThis 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.NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) 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 1852Not 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. 2018071720180717 Ei Fujioka Nicholas School, 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