https://doi.org/10.82144/fbd29175 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/21 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/7e639463-8e22-40e0-a347-967012d61f5b https://obis.org/dataset/77b84a54-cc6c-4bbf-b95e-35f495a7cbd8 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: Hubard, C. W. & Mullin, K. D., NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: A spring cetacean survey in the northern U.S. Gulf of Mexico was conducted in 2000 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center and Minerals Management Service to examine cetacean abundances in both oceanic and continental shelf waters. This survey was conducted in coordination with the spring Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP) ichthyoplankton survey. The dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey. During the 35 survey days, at least 19 species were sighted, including Bryde's whale Sperm whale pygmy sperm whale Dwarf sperm whale Cuvier's beaked whale Striped dolphin Spinner dolphin Clymene dolphin Pantropical spotted dolphin Atlantic spotted dolphin Bottlenose dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Fraser's dolphin Risso's dolphin False killer whale Pilot whale Pygmy killer whale Melon-headed whale 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/21 Oceans,Gulf Of Mexico -94.9055 -83.4597 29.6198 24.0668 2000-04-20 2000-05-29 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). family Anatidae Ducks family Ardeidae Bitterns class Aves Birds species Balaenoptera edeni Eden's whale species Calonectris diomedea Cory's shearwater species Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle order Cetacea Cetaceans family Cheloniidae Sea turtles species Chlidonias niger Black tern species Cubaris plasticus species Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle subclass Elasmobranchii Cartilaginous fishes species Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill sea turtle family Exocoetidae Flyingfishes species Feresa attenuata Pygmy killer whale genus Fregata Frigatebirds species Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed tern genus Globicephala Pilot whales species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin species Histrio histrio Sargassum frogfish species Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern family Hyperoodontidae Beaked whales family Istiophoridae Billfishes genus Kogia Pygmy sperm whales species Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale species Kogia sima Dwarf sperm whale species Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser's dolphin family Laridae Gulls species Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's ridley species Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing gull genus Mesoplodon Beaked whales species Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais' beaked whale family Mobulidae Devil rays species Mola mola Ocean sunfish species Morus bassanus Northern gannet species Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm petrel species Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped storm petrel suborder Odontoceti Toothed whales species Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled tern species Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty tern superclass Osteichthyes Bony fishes species Pelecanus occidentalis Brown pelican species Peponocephala electra Melon-headed whale species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale family Procellariidae Fulmars / petrels / shearwaters species Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale species Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's shearwater order Rajiformes Rays species Rhincodon typus Whale shark genus Scomberomorus Spanish mackerels 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 species Stenella longirostris Spinner dolphin species Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin genus Stercorarius Jaegers species Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine jaeger genus Sterna Typical Terns genus Sula Boobies species Sula dactylatra Masked booby species Thalasseus maximus Royal tern species Thunnus albacares Yellowfin tuna species Thunnus thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin species Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale 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. Collect ichthyoplankton samples for estimates of the abundance and distribution of Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae. 2. Collect data to estimate the abundance and distribution of cetaceans in the oceanic northern Gulf of Mexico. 3. collect associated environmental data at all designated ichthyoplankton stations. 4. Collect data on the distribution of sea turtles, seabirds and other marine life. 5. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and blubber from selected cetacean species for genetic stock structure and contaminant analyses. 6. Obtain photographs of selected cetacean species for photo-identification studies. 7. Collect data on distribution and type of marine debris encountered during the survey. notPlanned Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Primary contact lance.garrison@noaa.gov NA NA NA Lance Garrison owner NA zd_21 2025-07-31T14:02:40-04:00 dataset Garrison, L. 2020. SEFSC GoMex Oceanic 2000. Version 2.3.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/fbd29175. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/21 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/21/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/21/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_21 zd_21 NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 2000. Report of a Cetacean Survey of Oceanic Waters of the Northern Gulf of Mexico aboard NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (Cruise 007).