Kristan, A2026OBIS-SEAMAP2381https://doi.org/10.82144/7c6cc913Version 1.0.1vector digital datahttps://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2381OBIS-SEAMAP Abstract These data describe results from vessel surveys and visual species-verification trials conducted at the Jacksonville Shallow Water Training Range (JSWTR) in the Jacksonville Operating Area (OPAREA). This work continues from the original multi-institutional monitoring program intended to provide information on the species composition, population identity, density, and baseline behavior of marine mammals and sea turtles present in United States (U.S.) Navy range complexes along the U.S. Atlantic Coast. This baseline monitoring program began in 2007, with aerial and vessel surveys as well as passive acoustic monitoring within Onslow Bay, North Carolina; it subsequently expanded to include study areas off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida; Cape Hatteras, North Carolina; and Virginia Beach, Virginia. In Onslow Bay, 6 years of monitoring yielded a comprehensive picture of the density, distribution, and abundance of marine mammals and sea turtles as well as provided new insights into residency patterns among pelagic delphinids within this region (Read et al. 2014). Dedicated survey effort within the Onslow Bay site concluded in 2013. Off the coasts of Cape Hatteras and Virginia Beach, more than a decade of surveys and passive acoustic monitoring have also provided information on the complex distribution patterns of the marine mammals and sea turtles within this highly productive area, as well as their species diversity, and has formed the basis for several more recent focused monitoring projects. In addition, more than 9 years of baseline monitoring within the Jacksonville OPAREA have provided similar information on the density and distribution of marine mammals and sea turtles (Foley et al. 2019).Although the original standardized line-transect visual surveys and archival passive acoustic monitoring have been discontinued in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) OPAREAs, that foundational work has provided a robust baseline for several ongoing tagging and behavioral response projects (see Atlantic Behavioral Response Study, Mid-Atlantic Offshore Cetacean Monitoring, and Mid-Atlantic Nearshore & Mid-shelf Baleen Whale Monitoring). The JSWTR was installed in 2018, and a dedicated passive acoustic marine mammal monitoring system (Marine Mammal Monitoring on Navy Ranges [M3R]) was integrated in 2019. Small-vessel surveys resumed on JSWTR in 2018 to support development and calibration of detection and classification algorithms for the M3R system through visual species-verification trials. The present report describes vessel monitoring activities, including photo-identification (photo-ID), satellite tagging, biopsy sampling, and visual species verification at the Jacksonville study area in 2025. Photo-ID work for AFTT protected species monitoring at Cape Hatteras is reported separately (Waples and Read 2025). 2025 marks the end of planned vessel surveys and species verification trials conducted at JSWTR. See Kristan et al. 2026 for a final summary of this work. 2016022820251121ground condition CompleteNone planned North Atlantic Ocean-81.224226-76.67404834.66287229.91687 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsVisual SightingVesselNoneNorth Atlantic OceanTaxon 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 acutorostrataSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusGlobicephalaSpeciesGlobicephala macrorhynchusGenusGrampusSpeciesGrampus griseusGenusPseudorcaSpeciesPseudorca crassidensGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella attenuataSpeciesStenella frontalisGenusStenoSpeciesSteno bredanensisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesSuborderCryptodiraSuperfamilyChelonioideaFamilyCheloniidaeSubfamilyCarettinaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta caretta 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: Kristan, A. 2026. DUML vessel-based photo-id and biopsy surveys for proposed JAX USWTR site 2016-2025. Version 1.0.1. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/7c6cc913. 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. Ally KristanDuke University Marine Lab mailing and physical address

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n/a; n/an/a; n/an/a; n/aUSA; n/a n/a; n/aallyson.kristan@duke.edu Duke University Marine Laboratory Relational database 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. 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.20260217Point 1e-061e-06Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data provider1309dateDate of observationData provider2016-02-282025-11-21vesselVessel nameData providerVessel namesightnoSighting numberData providerSighting numberstarttimeTime of observation at local time zoneData provider05:00:0022:56:37starttime_utcTime of observation at UTCData provider00:12:4723:55:23surveyareaSurvey areaData providerSurvey arealatitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider29.916870034.6628720longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-81.2242260-76.6740480seastate_bssSea stateData provider06depth_metersDepth in metersData provider10.000802.000watertemp_degcWater temperatureData provider-6.11037.400species_idSpecies scientific nameData providerSpecies scientific namesp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData provider173828552460groupsizeGroup sizeData provider180geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPThis section explains attributes included in the original dataset. The availability of the attributes depends on the share policy. When "Minimum attributes" is selected, only date/time, lat/lon, species identification and group size are available. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider. When "All attributes" is selected, all attributes are available in download.Duke University Marine Laboratory 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 2381Not 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