https://doi.org/10.82144/4b130ba1
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/304
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/a3e4e91c-0848-4e20-99f2-a0f72abb646c
https://obis.org/dataset/610fbe65-dd9c-480d-951e-2579525c5029
The Dolphin Project
Fran
Lapolla
University Of Georgia
Primary contact
lapolla@uga.edu
www.uga.edu/aquarium
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
NC
27708
US
seamap-contact@duke.edu
https://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
NC
27708
US
seamap-contact@duke.edu
https://seamap.env.duke.edu
distributor
Fran
Lapolla
University Of Georgia
Primary contact
lapolla@uga.edu
www.uga.edu/aquarium
owner
2025-07-31
eng
Original provider:
The Dolphin Project, Inc.
Dataset credits:
The Dolphin Project, Inc.
Abstract:
The Dolphin Project, Inc. conducts quarterly abundance surveys along Georgia estuarine waters to obtain the relative number of dolphins. Also, Photo ID surveys are conducted from January through November to track previously identified dolphin and catalog new individuals..
The dataset includes data of sightings of Atlantic bottlenose dolphin primarily in Georgia estuarine waters from 1992 to 2003.
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
Cetaceans
Dolphins
Marine mammals
Animals
Atlantic bottlenose dolphin
Ship Survey
Observations
biota
environment
geoscientificinformation
location
oceans
Biomass
Community Structure
Abundance
Population
Conservation
Environmental Assessments
Population Distribution
Population Size
Spatial distribution
N/A
Survey effort data, which are points data not lines, are available. Please contact the data provider (contact person) about how to use the effort data.
Upon permission from the data provider, OBIS-SEAMAP will release the effort data to the user.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/304
Oceans,Atlantic,Atlantic Ocean,East coast,estuarine waters,USA,United States Of America,Georgia
-81.5767
-80.7017
32.3283
30.7133
1992-04-11
2003-07-20
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
species
Tursiops truncatus
Common bottlenose dolphin
The Dolphin Project seeks to contribute to the understanding of marine mammals, expand the public's knowledge and concern for our marine environment, and add to the knowledge base of bottlenose dolphins through the sharing of collected field data.
unkown
Fran
Lapolla
University Of Georgia
Primary contact
lapolla@uga.edu
www.uga.edu/aquarium
NA
NA
NA
The Dolphin Project
Fran
Lapolla
owner
NA
zd_304
2025-07-31T14:13:26-04:00
dataset
Lapolla, F. 2013. The Dolphin Project. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/4b130ba1.
OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page
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https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/304
FGDC Metadata
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https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/304/fgdc
EML Metadata
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https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/304/eml
OBIS-SEAMAP
zd_304
zd_304