https://doi.org/10.82144/596d9ff8 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/327 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/7defa0e3-67db-420b-8ef6-e1d25b460750 https://obis.org/dataset/8bf9c13a-0dcf-4bbf-a7fc-da9d076bc78a Charlotte Dunn Charlotte Dunn Primary contact unknown@dummy.com OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Charlotte Dunn Charlotte Dunn Primary contact unknown@dummy.com owner 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Dataset credits: Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Abstract: The Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation has a long-term study that has been documenting the occurrence, distribution, and abundance of marine mammals around the islands of The Bahamas since 1991. With more than 1,900 marine mammal encounters in the Bahamas, we are providing the only comprehensive documentation of the marine mammal fauna in this part of the world. Our research is based on the use of systematic boat-based surveys for describing the distribution and habitat use of different marine mammal species. We employ photo-identification techniques for the recognition of individual whales and dolphins, and we have developed new statistical approaches for using these data to determine abundance estimates and occupancy patterns. This photographic sampling is complemented by the collection of skin and faecal samples for molecular genetic analysis, which are being used to assess levels of genetic diversity and investigate the structuring of marine mammal populations.<br><br> The dataset presented here includes only marine mammal strandings, and other sea turtle and marine mammal sightings are included in separate datasets in OBIS-SEAMAP. The dataset presented here includes 89 stranding records between 1944 and 2005, including 15 species with Cuvier's beaked whale being the most common. The entire dataset consists of 444 marine mammal sightings between 1988 and 2005, including sightings reported from the public. The dataset also includes 1,934 BMMS vessel encounters with marine mammals between 1991 and 2005, comprising 20 different species, with the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin representing 60% of all encounters. Finally, the dataset includes 101 sightings of turtles comprising 3 different species between 1991 and 2005. 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 Vessels Sightings Stranding Marine mammals N/A The stranding records have no time recorded and time was filled with 12:00:00. Some records do not have the exact date. See [DateApprx] field, which is not included in the downloadable data for the public, but may be available if requested. Please contact the primary data provider to ask for permission for additional fields. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/327 Oceans,Bahamas -79 -73.04265 26.9816667 20.9326667 1944-10-17 2005-07-15 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale species Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale order Cetacea Cetaceans species Cystophora cristata Hooded seal family Delphinidae Dolphins species Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale family Hyperoodontidae Beaked whales genus Kogia Pygmy sperm whales species Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale species Kogia sima Dwarf sperm whale species Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale species Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale species Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais' beaked whale species Orcinus orca Killer whale species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale species Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin species Trichechus manatus West indian manatee species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin species Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale notPlanned Charlotte Dunn Charlotte Dunn Primary contact unknown@dummy.com NA NA NA Charlotte Dunn owner NA zd_327 2025-07-31T14:13:39-04:00 dataset Dunn, C. 2018. Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Strandings. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/596d9ff8. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/327 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/327/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/327/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_327 zd_327 Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation. 2006. Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Strandings. unpublished data.