Acoustic detections from R/V Song of the Whale during the spring 2019 MAPS survey (NMFS permit 14809)

Marine Conservation Research

Dataset credit

Oliver Boisseau, Marine Conservation Research International

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Oliver Boisseau Song of the Whale team, MCR International
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Boisseau, O. 2020. Acoustic detections from R/V Song of the Whale during the spring 2019 MAPS survey (NMFS permit 14809). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2056) on yyyy-mm-dd.

Abstract

The dataset contains sperm whale acoustic detections made during the MAPS spring cruise in Apr/May 2019 (NMFS permit 14809). Each datapoint represents an acoustic detection of an individual sperm whale.

Purpose

The MAPS (Marine Mammal Passive Acoustics and Spatial Ecology) cruises form part of a BOEM project to describe the distribution and behaviour of deep-diving cetaceans in the offshore waters of North Carolina (NMFS permit 14809). MAPS is a cooperative agreement between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the University of North Carolina Wilmington in partnership with Duke University.

Supplemental information

Visual sightings made in the same survey and survey tracklines are available at http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2001

References

Attributes

Overview

This 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.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)
order_Record order in the original data
cruiseCruise name
transectTransect on / off
speciesSpecies name
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
obs_countNumber of animals (always 1)
start_utcStart date/time of detections
end_utcEnd date/time of detections
eventEvent
no_clicksNumber of clicks detected
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees (WGS84)
effortEffort
blockBlock
transectidTransect ID
vessel_hdgVessel heading in degrees
vessel_spdVessel speed
vessel_revdefinition not provided
wind_spd_knWind speed in knots
wind_dirWind direction
sst_cSST in Celsius
sea_stateSea state
wave_mWave height in meters
swell_mSwell in meters
weatherWeather
cloud_coverCloud cover
visibilityVisibility
pressurePressure
geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
OBIS-SEAMAP ID2056
Seabirds0
Marine mammals221
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species1
Total222
Date, Begin2019-04-08
Date, End2019-05-17
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude31.98 - 37.21
Longitude-76.22 - -71.93
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAcoustic - group size
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
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Registered2020-02-28
Updated2020-04-07
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
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