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 sightings, and other sea turtle sightings and marine mammal strandings and sightings are included in separate datasets in OBIS-SEAMAP. The dataset presented here is a subset of 444 marine mammal sightings between 1988 and 2005, including sightings reported from the public. This dataset also is a subset of 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. The entire dataset includes 89 stranding records between 1944 and 2005, including 15 species with Cuvier's beaked whale being the most common. In addition, the entire dataset includes 101 sightings of turtles comprising 3 different species between 1991 and 2005. Please contact data provider A sighting is is when our vessel was unable to close in on the group of animals while an encounter is when closing was successful and photographs / video recording of the animals were obtained. The dataset includes both encounters and sightings on transect as well as reports from the public. Off-transect sightings and encounters (opportunistic) are provided in a different dataset.<br><br> Use this dataset along with transect tracklines. Dunn, C2013https://doi.org/10.82144/ad2c332eOBIS-SEAMAP328http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/328OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.0.0 ground condition 19970813 20051019 Complete None planned -77.455-76.8630526.6542525.8547333-77.455-76.8630526.6542525.8547333Ocean NoneVesselsSightingsMarine mammals 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 Dunn, C. 2013. Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation On-transect Sightings. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/328) 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. Shapefile Charlotte Dunn Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation mailing and physical address

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Marsh Harbour Abaco Bahamas 12423664155 cdunn@bahamaswhales.org 12423664155 Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the datasetKingdomAnimalia202423PhylumChordata158852SubphylumVertebrata331030ClassMammalia179913SubclassTheria179916InfraclassEutheria179925OrderCetacea180403SuborderOdontoceti180404FamilyDelphinidae180415GenusGlobicephala180464SpeciesGlobicephala macrorhynchus180466GenusGrampus180456SpeciesGrampus griseus180457GenusOrcinus180468SpeciesOrcinus orca180469GenusStenella180428SpeciesStenella attenuata180430SpeciesStenella frontalis552460GenusTursiops180425SpeciesTursiops truncatus180426FamilyKogiidae621144GenusKogia180490SpeciesKogia breviceps180491SpeciesKogia sima180492FamilyHyperoodontidae770799GenusMesoplodon180506SpeciesMesoplodon densirostris180517GenusZiphius180497SpeciesZiphius cavirostris180498FamilyPhyseteridae180486GenusPhyseter180487SpeciesPhyseter macrocephalus180488ClassMammalia179913SubclassTheria179916InfraclassEutheria179925OrderCetacea180403SuborderOdontoceti180404FamilyZiphiidae180493FamilyZiphiidae180493 Relational databaseBahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation2006unpublished dataHalpin, 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):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle Ei FujiokaDuke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNCUSA27708efujioka@duke.edu919-613-8021 http://www.nbii.gov/ Biological Data Profile 2016061420160614 All observation records are included.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.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20130129 OBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.mailing and physical address

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