https://doi.org/10.82144/d8642912 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2124 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/3ab60647-07fb-4ed5-bc18-68ecae74899e https://obis.org/dataset/371c5dea-b5d9-4a94-85f3-309b7ff99bf9 Monique Pool Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Primary contact monique@greenfundsuriname.org https://greenfundsuriname.org/ Marijke de Boer Wageningen Marine Research, University of Wageningen Secondary contact marijkedeboer@hotmail.com OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Monique Pool Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Primary contact monique@greenfundsuriname.org https://greenfundsuriname.org/ owner Marijke de Boer Wageningen Marine Research, University of Wageningen Secondary contact marijkedeboer@hotmail.com originator 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Dataset credits: Monique Pool, Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Abstract: The Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) project in Suriname was initiated in 2017. Part of this EU-funded project focussed on collecting all the information regarding marine megafauna within the region (Suriname and Guyana). As part of the MSP project we searched for potential marine mammal data holders and different data-sets were found: (1) research data: published and unpublished data collected during dedicated (effort-related) marine fauna surveys (where a GPS track was available); (2) data collected by Marine Fauna Observers during geophysical seismic surveys (without an available GPS track); (3) Opportunistic data collected without keeping track of effort (e.g. website, social media and other sighting records collected by university students or citizens); and (4) Systematic land-based observations carried out during sea turtle surveys on Braamspunt. Here you can find all effort-related data regarding research data collected during boat-based surveys in Suriname. There are two types of boat-based data: (1) Small boat-based surveys by Green Heritage Fund Suriname in order to study the Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis) in the Suriname River; and (2) Dedicated marine megafauna boat-based surveys at-sea carried out by M.N. de Boer and colleagues as part of a PhD study for the University of Wageningen. 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 Seabirds Marine mammals Sea turtles Visual Sighting Vessel N/A This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2124 Oceans,Suriname -56.515167 -51.71783 11.014167 5.82772 2012-05-17 2019-10-24 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Actitis macularius Spotted sandpiper species Anous stolidus Brown noddy family Apodidae Swifts species Arenaria interpres Ruddy turnstone genus Balaenoptera Baleen whales species Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale species Balaenoptera brydei Bryde's whale species Bubulcus ibis Cattle egret species Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer's petrel genus Calidris Stints species Calidris canutus Red knot species Calidris minutilla Least sandpiper species Calidris pusilla Semipalmated sandpiper species Calonectris diomedea Cory's shearwater species Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle order Cetacea Cetaceans order Charadriiformes Shore Birds genus Charadrius Ringed Plovers species Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated plover species Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle family Cheloniidae Sea turtles family Delphinidae Dolphins genus Delphinus Common dolphins species Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle subclass Elasmobranchii Cartilaginous fishes species Fregata magnificens Magnificent frigatebird species Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin family Hirundinidae species Hirundo rustica Barn swallow family Hyperoodontidae Beaked whales species Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser's dolphin species Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley species Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing gull species Limnodromus griseus Short-billed dowitcher species Manta birostris Atlantic manta species Mniotilta varia Black-and-white warbler genus Mobula Devil rays species Mobula tarapacana Sicklefin devil ray species Mola mola Ocean sunfish order Myliobatiformes stingrays species Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel genus Oceanites Wilson's Storm-Petrels species Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm petrel species Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's storm petrel genus Onychoprion species Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty tern species Peponocephala electra Melon-headed whale genus Phaethon Tropicbirds species Phaethon aethereus Red-billed tropicbird species Philomachus pugnax Ruff species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale species Piranga olivacea Scarlet tanager family Procellariidae Fulmars / petrels / shearwaters species Progne dominicensis Caribbean martin species Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale genus Pterodroma genus Puffinus species Puffinus gravis Great shearwater species Puffinus griseus Sooty shearwater species Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's shearwater species Puffinus puffinus Manx shearwater species Rhincodon typus Whale shark species Rhizoprionodon porosus Caribbean sharpnose shark family Scolopacidae Sandpipers species Sotalia guianensis genus Sphyrna Bonnethead sharks genus Stenella Spinner dolphins species Stenella attenuata Pantropical spotted dolphin species Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin species Stenella longirostris Spinner dolphin species Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin genus Stercorarius Jaegers species Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed jaeger species Stercorarius maccormicki South polar skua species Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic jaeger species Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine jaeger genus Sterna Typical Terns species Sterna hirundo Common tern species Sternula antillarum Least tern genus Sula Boobies species Sula dactylatra Masked booby species Sula leucogaster Brown booby species Sula sula Red-footed booby species Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich tern species Tringa flavipes Lesser yellowlegs species Tringa semipalmata Willet species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin species Tyrannus savana Fork-tailed flycatcher The project aims to significantly enhance the governance and protection of marine and coastal resources of Guyana and Suriname through collaborative processes with all ocean stakeholders, improved knowledge of the coastal and marine environment, enhanced capacity of key stakeholders and informed marine spatial management. Upon completion of the marine Spatial planning project, we aim to continue to add new marine megafauna records to OBIS SEAMAP. notPlanned Monique Pool Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Primary contact monique@greenfundsuriname.org https://greenfundsuriname.org/ NA NA NA Monique Pool owner Marijke de Boer originator NA zd_2124 2025-07-31T17:37:35-04:00 dataset Pool, M. and M. de Boer. 2021. Dedicated boat-based surveys for marine megafauna in Suriname. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/d8642912. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2124 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2124/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2124/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_2124 zd_2124 De Boer, M.N. 2015. Cetaceans observed off Suriname and adjacent waters. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals: 10(1): 2-19.