Dias, L. and L. Garrison2024vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP2291https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2291OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/1792dae4Version 1.0.0 As part of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS), the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) conducted a shipboard survey of the U.S. waters of the Western North Atlantic (WNA) from approximately the 200m isobath out to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The survey was conducted between February 4 and April 27, 2023 onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter, for a total of 44 days at sea split into three survey legs. Multiple days were lost due to mechanical problems with the ship (Jan 23 to Feb 2) and unfavorable weather conditions (April 8 to 10). February 3 and April 28 were departure (start survey) and arrival (end survey) days, respectively. The survey was designed for a two-team independent visual observer approach with distance sampling to estimate the detection probabilities for marine mammal sightings. A sighting constituted a single or group of marine mammals (whales and dolphins) seen at the same location and time. This dataset includes marine mammal visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols. This dataset also includes opportunistic marine mammal photographs and non-marine mammal sightings such as sea turtles.The primary goal was to conduct visual line-transect survey for abundance estimation, and distribution of cetaceans in the U.S. waters of the Atlantic Ocean.This is a reformatted version of the archive stored in U.S. National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI; https://doi.org/10.25921/hhxz-vm91). Non-animal observations (14 records) are removed.2023020420230427ground conditionCompleteNone plannedAtlantic Ocean-86.3561-70.538138.41123.9966 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsSea turtlesVisual SightingVesselNoneAtlantic OceanTaxon 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 surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusBalaenopteraSpeciesBalaenoptera musculusGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliaeSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusDelphinusSpeciesDelphinus delphisGenusGlobicephalaGenusGrampusSpeciesGrampus griseusGenusLagenodelphisSpeciesLagenodelphis hoseiGenusPseudorcaSpeciesPseudorca crassidensGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella attenuataSpeciesStenella clymeneSpeciesStenella coeruleoalbaSpeciesStenella frontalisGenusStenoSpeciesSteno bredanensisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyKogiidaeGenusKogiaSpeciesKogia brevicepsSpeciesKogia simaFamilyHyperoodontidaeGenusMesoplodonSpeciesMesoplodon europaeusGenusZiphiusSpeciesZiphius cavirostrisFamilyPhyseteridaeGenusPhyseterSpeciesPhyseter macrocephalusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaSubfamilyCheloniinaeGenusCheloniaSpeciesChelonia mydasClassChondrichthyesSubclassElasmobranchiiSuperorderEuselachiiOrderLamniformesFamilyCetorhinidaeGenusCetorhinusSpeciesCetorhinus maximusOrderOrectolobiformesFamilyRhincodontidaeGenusRhincodonSpeciesRhincodon typusOrderCarcharhiniformesFamilySphyrnidaeClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderOdontocetiFamilyZiphiidaeFamilyZiphiidae 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: Dias, L. and L. Garrison. 2024. NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Vessel Line-transect Survey 2023 (GU2301). Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2291) 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. Laura Dias; Lance GarrisonNOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center; NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center mailing and physical address

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Miami; MiamiFL; Florida33149; n/aUSA; USA n/a; +1 (305) 361-4488laura.dias@noaa.gov; lance.garrison@noaa.gov NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Relational database Palka, Debra; Garrison, Lance; Soldevilla, Melissa; Martinez, Anthony; Dias, Laura A.; Rappucci, Gina2024vector digital dataNOAA National Centers for Environmental Informationhttps://doi.org/10.25921/hhxz-vm91Dias, Laura Aichinger ; Soldevilla, Melissa ; Walsh, Harvey ; Hernandez, Frank ; Martinez, Anthony ; Garrison, Lance2024vector digital datahttps://doi.org/10.25923/gtac-4j18Halpin, 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.20240514Point 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)geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPsurveyidSurvey ID (GU2301)Data providerSurvey ID (GU2301)parenteventidParent Event IDData providerParent Event IDeventidEvent IDData providerEvent IDoccurrenceidOccurrence IDData providerOccurrence IDrecordedbyRecorded byData providerRecorded byassociatedmediaAssociated media (blank)Data providerAssociated media (blank)verbatimidentificationVerbatim identificationData providerVerbatim identificationvernacularnameSpecies vernacular nameData providerSpecies vernacular namescientificnameidWoRMS AphiaIDData providerWoRMS AphiaIDscientificnameScientific nameData providerScientific namescientificnameauthorshipScientific name authorshipData providerScientific name authorshipidentificationremarksIdentification remarksData providerIdentification remarksidentificationreferencesIdentification referencesData providerIdentification referencesoccurrenceremarksOccurrence remarksData providerOccurrence remarksmaterialsampleidMaterial sample idData providerMaterial sample idpreparationsPreparations (blank)Data providerPreparations (blank)occurrencestatusOccurrence status ("present")Data providerOccurrence status ("present")id_levelTaxon level of the identificationData providerTaxon level of the identificationsp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData provider159786552460eventdateEvent dateData providerEvent dateverbatimeventdateSighting date and timeData providerSighting date and timedecimallatitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData providerLongitude in decimal degreesdecimallongitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData providerLatitude in decimal degreeseventtypeEvent type ("sighting" for marine mammal sighting; "other" for other species sighting)Data providerEvent type ("sighting" for marine mammal sighting; "other" for other species sighting)basisofrecordBasis of record ("occurrence")Data providerBasis of record ("occurrence")samplingprotocolSampling protocolData providerSampling protocoleventremarksEvent remarksData providerEvent remarksdatasetnameDataset name by providerData providerDataset name by providerbibliographiccitationBibliographic citationData providerBibliographic citationyearYearData provider20232023countryCountryData providerCountrycountrycodeCountry codeData providerCountry codelocalityLocalityData providerLocalityhighergeographyHigher geographyData providerHigher geographyhighergeographyidHigher geography idData providerHigher geography idgeodeticdatumGeodetic datum ("WGS84")Data providerGeodetic datum ("WGS84")verbatimcoordinatesystemVerbatim coordinate systemData providerVerbatim coordinate systeminstitutioncodeInstitution code ("DOC | NOAA | NMFS | SEFSC")Data providerInstitution code ("DOC | NOAA | NMFS | SEFSC")institutionidInstitution idData providerInstitution idaccessrightsCccess rightsData providerCccess rightslicenseLicense (public domain)Data providerLicense (public domain)referencesReferencesData providerReferenceslanguageLanguageData providerLanguagemodifiedModifiedData providerModifiedbehaviorchangeBehavior changeData providerBehavior changebehaviorinitial1Behavior initial 1Data providerBehavior initial 1behaviorinitial2Behavior initial 2Data providerBehavior initial 2behaviorinitial3Behavior initial 3Data providerBehavior initial 3behaviornew1Behavior new 1Data providerBehavior new 1biopsyattemptedBiopsy attemptedData providerBiopsy attemptedbiopsycollectedBiopsy collectedData providerBiopsy collectedbirdidentificationBird identificationData providerBird identificationbirdpresenceBird presenceData providerBird presencecalvesattributesCalves attributesData providerCalves attributescalvespresenceCalves presenceData providerCalves presencecookiecuttersharkbitescarCookie cutter shark bite scarData providerCookie cutter shark bite scareffortEffortData providerEfforteffort1Effort 1Data providerEffort 1effort2Effort 2Data providerEffort 2fishidentificationFish identificationData providerFish identificationfishpresenceFish presenceData providerFish presenceindividualcountIndividual count (average if multiple best counts)Data provider1182individualcountbestIndividual count best (may be multiple numbers)Data providerIndividual count best (may be multiple numbers)individualcountcalvesIndividual count calvesData providerIndividual count calvesindividualcountmaxindividual count max (may be multiple numbers)Data providerindividual count max (may be multiple numbers)individualcountminIndividual count min (may be multiple numbers)Data providerIndividual count min (may be multiple numbers)multiplespeciesMultiple speciesData providerMultiple speciesmultiplespeciesremarksmultiple species remarksData providermultiple species remarksneonatespresenceNeonates presenceData providerNeonates presenceremoraRemoraData providerRemoraresponseResponseData providerResponseshapechangeShape changeData providerShape changeshapeinitialShape initialData providerShape initialshapenewShape newData providerShape newsightingremarksSighting remarksData providerSighting remarksspeciesdescriptionSpecies descriptionData providerSpecies descriptionvesselapproachVessel approachData providerVessel approachvesselmaneuverVessel maneuverData providerVessel maneuversighting_attributessighting attributes including cues in JSON formatData providersighting attributes including cues in JSON formatThis 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.NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) 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 2291Not 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. 2024051620240516 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