Engelhaupt, A2024vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP2211https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2211OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/0166b7c4Version 1.1.0 Building upon the long-term data collection established through ongoing monitoring of humpback whales in the VACAPES OPAREA along the southern Virginia and northern North Carolina coasts including within and around the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, this project establishes an expansion of the existing study area to encompass mid-shelf waters out to approximately 40 NM from shore where baleen whale species variability increases. The goals of this study are to assist the U.S. Navy and regulatory agencies by addressing the following questions: What is the baseline ecology and behavior of baleen whales (including critically endangered NARWs, fin whales, humpback whales, sei whales, minke whales, and blue whales) within the study area? Do individual whales exhibit site-fidelity within specific regions of the U.S. Navy OPAREAs over periods of weeks, months, years? What is the seasonal extent of baleen whale movements within and around U.S. Navy OPAREAs? Do baleen whales spend significant time within or primarily move through areas of U.S. Navy live-fire or ASW training events? Are baleen whale movement patterns affected by U.S. Navy training exercises? Are baleen whales likely exposed to significant sound levels produced by vessel traffic and/or military training exercises using active sonar? See <a href="https://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/reading-room/project-profiles/mid-atlantic-nearshore-mid-shelf-baleen-whale-monitoring/" target="_blank">https://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/reading-room/project-profiles/mid-atlantic-nearshore-mid-shelf-baleen-whale-monitoring/</a> for additional project detailsPrimary objectives during field work include: 1. Collect baseline occurrence data (location, group size, behavior) of baleen whales 2. Obtain identification photographs and drone video footage for inclusion in regional and local catalogs, as well as morphometric measurements and health assessments 3. Collect biopsy samples of baleen whales for sex determination, mitochondrial control region sequencing, and microsatellite genotyping of tissue samples, and stable isotope analysis to assess foraging related to prey consumption 4. Deploy satellite and suction-cup tags to document seasonal movement patterns in the nearshore and mid-shelf waters off Virginia Beach, specifically whether the whales spend significant time in areas of high shipping traffic and/or areas of U.S. Navy training exercises2025-11-07: 62 sightings in Nov 2024 - Mar 2025 were appended. 2024-10-31: Sightings in Nov 2023 ~ Mar 2024 were appended. 2023-11-07: Sightings in Nov 2022 ~ Mar 2023 were appended. Sightings and effort data were entered and organized in this geodatabase by HDR. Source data was provided by HDR under the MSM IDIQ contract. Sighting locations represent actual animal locations. Sightings and effort data for this project were collected using a prototype collection application. Because this application used a different database structure, there are no environmentals associated with the effort tracks. Survey tracklines (aggregated over time) are available online and included in a downloadable zip file (shapefile format).2020111920250319ground conditionCompleteNone plannedNorth Atlantic-76.097826-69.5562841.31584736.353812 NoneNorfolk-VABeach VesselNavy projectMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingVesselNoneNorth 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 acutorostrataSpeciesBalaenoptera physalusGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliaeFamilyBalaenidaeGenusEubalaenaSpeciesEubalaena glacialisSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusDelphinusSpeciesDelphinus delphisGenusGrampusSpeciesGrampus griseusGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyPhocoenidaeGenusPhocoenaSpeciesPhocoena phocoenaOrderCarnivoraSuborderCaniformiaFamilyPhocidaeGenusPhocaSpeciesPhoca vitulinaClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys 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: Engelhaupt, A. 2024. Mid-Atlantic Nearshore and Mid-shelf Baleen Whale Monitoring. Version 1.1.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/0166b7c4. 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. Amy EngelhauptHDR Inc. mailing and physical address

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Virginia BeachVA23455USA 757-390-0771amyengelhaupt@gmail.com Relational database The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring ProgramAschettino, J.M., D. Engelhaupt, A. Engelhaupt, M. Richlen, and M. Cotter2022vector digital dataPrepared for U.S. Fleet Forces CommandSubmitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, under Contract N62470-20-0016, Task Order 21F4005, issued to HDR Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia. June 2022https://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/files/1416/5843/2555/Aschettino_et_al._2022_-_Mid-Atlantic_Baleen_Whales_2020-21_Final_2022Jun28.pdfMid-Atlantic Nearshore & Mid-shelf Baleen Whale Monitoring Projectvector digital datahttps://www.navymarinespeciesmonitoring.us/index.php/?cID=689Halpin, 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. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115 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.20251107Point 1e-061e-06Decimal 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)observationtypeData providerbehaviorBehaviorData providerBehaviorbehavioreventBehavior eventData providerBehavior eventcountcalvesThe number of calves in the sightingData provider03countjuvenilesNumber of juvenilesData provider022counttotbestThe best estimate of the number of animals in the sightingData provider1150counttotmaxThe highest estimate of the number of animals in the sightingData provider1200counttotminThe lowest estimate of the number of animals in the sightingData provider1100cueSighing cueData providerSighing cuedepthsoundingDepth as determined in situ via sounding in metersData provider5.790000000112.000000000distsightThe radial distance to the animalData provider59000headingplatmagneticHeading magnetic (deg)Data provider1.282298780359.950000000headingplattrueHeading true (deg)Data provider-1.000000000359.711666700latanimalLatitude of animals in decimal degreesData provider36.353812041.3158470latplatformThe latitude of the platform in decimal degreesData provider36.353832041.3338380longanimalLongitude of animals in decimal degreesData provider-76.0978260-69.5562800longplatformLongitude of the platform in decimal degreesData provider-76.0933460-69.5599840sightingnotesNotes field to capture information not covered by existing attributes or other information of interestData providerNotes field to capture information not covered by existing attributes or other information of interestopticstypeMethod of distance calculation (big eye, clinometer, estimate, 7x50 handheld, laser rangefinder, theodolite)Data providerMethod of distance calculation (big eye, clinometer, estimate, 7x50 handheld, laser rangefinder, theodolite)datetime_utcDate and time of the sighting at UTCData provider2020-11-19 12:51:312025-03-19 18:02:34globalidData providerspcsnmsciScientific nameData providerScientific namespcsnmcomCommon name of the sighted species. Output should be singular (e.g. bottlenose dolphin)Data providerCommon name of the sighted species. Output should be singular (e.g. bottlenose dolphin)sp_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerTaxonomic Serial NumberIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemdistsighttypeType of distance estimation (estimated, range-finder, reticle calculation, declination calculation)Data providerType of distance estimation (estimated, range-finder, reticle calculation, declination calculation)datetimeDate and time of the sighting at local time zoneData provider2020-11-19 07:51:312025-03-19 14:02:34sightingnumberThe sighting number for the particular survey dayData provider19objectid_orgData provider1161bearingBearing (relative to bow)Data provider0340geomGeometry 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.HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. 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 2211Not 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. 2026022620260226 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