Gowan, T. and B. Zoodsma2019vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP1992http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1992OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/9fb8d264Version 1.0.0 Right whale Early Warning System (EWS) aerial surveys are conducted during winter in the southeastern United States (SEUS). Surveys in this dataset began in 2016/2017 and were flown by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute (CMARI, formerly Sea to Shore Alliance). FWC surveys were conducted in a Cessna 337 Skymaster aircraft with 2 observers (1 of which was also the data recorder); CMARI surveys were typically conducted in a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft with 2 observers plus 1 dedicated data recorder. Target altitude was 1,000 ft, and target speed was 100 kts. Only large whales, large sharks, and leatherback turtles were consistently recorded by both teams. Manatees, ocean sunfish, and manta rays were consistently recorded by FWC. All other species were recorded opportunistically. Surveys broke track to obtain exact locations for large whales; locations for other species typically represent the location along the survey transect.Please contact data providerSurvey data are split into three seasons (2016/17, 2017/18, and 2018/19). This is the 2017/18 season. The 2016/17 season is available at http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1990. The 2018/19 season is available at http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2004. Effort data are provided. The Trackline field (used to distinguish effort on a predetermined transect from verification surveys and transits) was recorded by observers during surveys. Additional information on species identification and taxonomic resolution may be available in the Notes and Photos fields.2017120120180327ground conditionCompleteNone plannedNorth Atlantic-83.53626-74.0305237.410328.8353 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingAircraftNoneNorth AtlanticTaxon coveredMarine mammalsSea turtlesRays and sharksIntegrated 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 surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassChondrichthyesSubclassElasmobranchiiSuperorderEuselachiiOrderLamniformesFamilyLamnidaeGenusCarcharodonSpeciesCarcharodon carchariasOrderCarcharhiniformesFamilyCarcharhinidaeSpeciesGaleocerdo cuvierFamilySphyrnidaeGenusSphyrnaOrderMyliobatiformesFamilyMobulidaeGenusMantaSpeciesManta birostrisFamilyRhinopteridaeGenusRhinopteraSpeciesRhinoptera bonasusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys coriaceaClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenidaeGenusEubalaenaSpeciesEubalaena glacialisFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliaeSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella coeruleoalbaSpeciesStenella frontalisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyHyperoodontidaeGenusZiphiusSpeciesZiphius cavirostrisOrderSireniaFamilyTrichechidaeGenusTrichechusSpeciesTrichechus manatus 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: Gowan, T. and B. Zoodsma. 2019. SEUS Right Whale EWS Aerial Surveys 2017-18. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1992) 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. Timothy Gowan; Barb ZoodsmaFlorida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; NOAA Southeast Regional Office mailing and physical address

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St. Petersburg; n/aFL; n/a33701; n/aUSA; n/a (727) 502-4743; n/aTim.Gowan@MyFWC.com; barb.zoodsma@noaa.gov NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute Funding for surveys provided by: NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources Relational database Surrey-Marsden, C., C. Accardo, M. White, C. George, T. Gowan, P. Hamilton, K. Jackson, J. Jakush, T. Pitchford, C. Taylor, L. Ward, and B. Zoodsma2018vector digital dataNOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SER-8, 16 phttps://doi.org/10.25923/ybgc-k086Kenney, R2018vector digital dataNorth Atlantic Right Whale Consortium reference document 2018-01. University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RIhttps://www.narwc.org/sightings-database.htmlHalpin, 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.20190614Point 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)objectidObject IDData provider11322ddsourceSurvey teamData providerSurvey teamfileidSurvey team and date codeData providerSurvey team and date codeeventnoEvent numberData provider373161sdateSurvey dateData provider2017-12-012018-03-27time_gmtTime (GMT): HHMMSSData provider13:04:3323:04:11time_localLocal time: HHMMSS added by OBIS-SEAMAPData provider09:04:3319:04:11latLatitude in decimal degreesData provider28.83530037.410300longLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-83.536260-74.030520legtypeSurvey type codeData provider99legstageSurvey watch codeData provider02tracklineTransect, transit, or verification codeData providerTransect, transit, or verification codesightnoSighting reference numberData provider1200speccodeSpecies codeData providerSpecies codesp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData provider159903563987idrelReliability of species identificationData provider23numberGroup sizeData provider15000confidncReliability of group sizeData provider09numcalfNumber of calves observedData provider04anheadAnimal heading codeData provider014photosPhotographs takenData provider12behav1Behavior codeData provider090behav2Behavior codeData provider092behav3Behavior codeData provider092behav4Behavior codeData provider019behav5Behavior codeData provider00behav6Behavior codeData provider00behav7Behavior codeData provider00behav8Behavior codeData provider00behav9Behavior codeData provider00behav10Behavior codeData provider00behav11Behavior codeData provider00behav12Behavior codeData provider00behav13Behavior codeData provider00behav14Behavior codeData provider00behav15Behavior codeData provider00notes_orgNotes during surveyData providerNotes during surveycommentsNotes after surveyData providerNotes after surveygeomGeometry 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.Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 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 1992Not 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. 2019092320190923 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