https://doi.org/10.82144/f1c66392 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/3 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/452c007f-433e-4593-913c-a296851578df https://obis.org/dataset/93f488c2-653b-4340-a816-24614e2d2ef3 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: K.D. Mullin and R. Ford, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: An Atlantic Ocean ship survey was conducted by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center in 1992 to study marine mammals and pelagic apex predators. The primary area of operation was in the Blake Plateau area of the Atlantic Ocean between 28 degree and 35 degree North latitude and from the coastal boundary to the Exclusive Economic Zone. During 28 survey days, at least 10 cetacean species were sighted, including: 1) Atlantic spotted dolphin 2) Cuvier's beaked whale 3) Dwarf sperm whale 4) False killer whale 5) Pantropical spotted dolphin 6) Pygmy killer whale 7) Globicephala sp. 8) Sperm whale 9) Spinner dolphin 10) Standard Bottlenose dolphin 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/3 Oceans,Atlantic Ocean -86.7885 -74.6108 35.016 24.2343 1992-01-04 1992-02-10 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). family Anatidae Ducks class Aves Birds genus Balaenoptera Baleen whales order Cetacea Cetaceans species Chroicocephalus philadelphia Bonaparte's gull family Exocoetidae Flyingfishes species Feresa attenuata Pygmy killer whale genus Fregata Frigatebirds genus Globicephala Pilot whales family Hyperoodontidae Beaked whales family Istiophoridae Billfishes genus Kogia Pygmy sperm whales species Kogia sima Dwarf sperm whale family Laridae Gulls species Larus argentatus Herring gull species Larus delawarensis Ring-billed gull species Larus marinus Great black-backed gull species Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing gull species Morus bassanus Northern gannet suborder Odontoceti Toothed whales species Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled tern species Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty tern superclass Osteichthyes Bony fishes species Pelecanus occidentalis Brown pelican species Phaethon aethereus Red-billed tropicbird species Phaethon lepturus White-tailed tropicbird genus Phalaropus Phalaropes species Phalaropus fulicarius Red phalarope species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale family Procellariidae Fulmars / petrels / shearwaters species Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale species Pterodroma hasitata Black-capped petrel species Puffinus gravis Great shearwater species Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's shearwater species Rissa tridactyla Black-legged kittiwake family Scombridae Albacores species Stenella attenuata Pantropical spotted dolphin species Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin species Stenella longirostris Spinner dolphin genus Stercorarius Jaegers species Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine jaeger species Sterna forsteri Forster's tern species Stomolophus meleagris cannonball jellyfish species Sula leucogaster Brown booby species Thalasseus maximus Royal tern 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. Complete a line-transect survey of the study area for marine mammals during the daylight hours, following prescribed course transects. 2. Deploy longline fishing gear during the evening hours for the propose of catching and sampling pelagic apex predators (primarily swordfish, other billfish, tunas, and sharks). 3. Collect associated oceanographic data. notPlanned Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Primary contact lance.garrison@noaa.gov NA NA NA Lance Garrison owner NA zd_3 2025-07-31T14:02:06-04:00 dataset Garrison, L. 2020. SEFSC Atlantic surveys 1992. Version 2.6.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/f1c66392. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/3 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/3/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/3/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_3 zd_3 Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. 1992. OREGON II Cruise. Cruise report: 92-01 (198).