Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the datasetKingdomAnimalia202423PhylumChordata158852SubphylumVertebrata331030ClassAves174371OrderCiconiiformes174770FamilyDiomedeidae174513GenusPhoebastria553521SpeciesPhoebastria immutabilis554378SpeciesPhoebastria nigripes554379 Scott Shaffer, Michelle Kappes, Bill Henry, Yann Tremblay, Melinda Conners, Dan Costa, and the TOPP programARGOS points used for the dataset extent, inferred track and population of upstream OBIS archive were filtered according to McConnell et al. (1992), with a maximum velocity of 100 km/hr, or 27.8 m/s using the vmask function in the argosfilter R package (Frietas et al. 2008). This is the recommended method by the TOPP Seabird Research Team and others from the Global Procellariiform Tracking Workshop Report (Taylor 2004).<br><br> References:<br> Freitas, C., C. Lydersen, M.A. Fedak, and K.M. Kovacs. 2008. A simple new algorithm to filter marine mammal Argos locations. Marine Mammal Science, 24(2): 315-325.<br> McConnell, B.J., C. Chambers and M.A. Fedak. 1992. Foraging ecology of southern elephant seals in relation to the bathymetry and productivity of the Southern Ocean. Antarctic Science, 4(04): 393-398.<br> Taylor, F. 2004. Methods. In: J.P. Croxall (ed.). Global Procellariiform Tracking Workshop Report. BirdLife International, Cambridge, p. 3.Laysan (<i>Phoebastria immutabilis</i>) and black-footed (<i>P. nigripes</i>) albatrosses were studied using Microwave Pico-100 and Wildlife Computers SPOT 4 satellite transmitters. Birds were studied at Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals, Northwest Hawaiian Islands (23.872 N, 166.272 W) from December 2002 to March 2009. The primary tracking period covers the incubation and chick-brooding phases during each year. In nearly all cases, albatrosses were equipped with a tag for a single trip to sea. Trip durations range from 1-32 days in duration and some albatrosses traveled over 15,000 km in a single trip.The purpose of this research was to examine:<br> 1) albatross distribution during breeding and post breeding phases,<br> 2) characterize oceanic habitat of albatross habitat,<br> 3) how both albatross species partition oceanic habitats,<br> 4) commonalities in the distribution or physical features of their environment,<br> 5) overlap and possible interaction with other TOPP organisms (e.g., elephant seals, tuna, sea turtles), and<br> 6) highlight conservation priorities such as overlap with fisheriesShaffer, S. and D. Costa2025https://doi.org/10.82144/f3b5323eOBIS-SEAMAP477https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/477OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.0.1vector digital dataground condition2002121520060309CompleteNone planned0290.55361.311-16.522146.822257.62557.19316.55Northwest Hawaiian IslandsNonealbatrossesLaysanblack-footedArgosPTTincubationchick broodingRadio transmittersAnimal movementsNoneNorthwest Hawaiian IslandsTern IslandFrench Frigate ShoalsOpen 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: Shaffer, S. and D. Costa. 2025. TOPP Albatrosses 2002-06. Version 1.0.1. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/f3b5323e. 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.ShapefileDan Costa; Scott ShafferUniversity of California, Santa Cruz; San Jose State Universitymailing and physical address

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n/a; San Josen/a; CAn/a; 95192-0100n/a; USAn/a; 408 924 4871costa@biology.ucsc.edu; scott.shaffer@sjsu.eduRelational databaseKappes, M.A., S.A. Shaffer, Y. Tremblay, D.G. Foley, D.M. Palacios, P.W. Robinson, S.J. Bograd and D.P. Costa2010vector digital dataProgress in Oceanography86(1-2): 246-260Shaffer, S.A., Y. Tremblay, J.A. Awkerman, W.R. Henry, S.L.H. Teo, D.J. Anderson, D.A. Croll, B.A. Block and D.P. Costa2005vector digital dataMarine Biology147: 833-843http://escholarship.org/uc/item/41h657d8.pdfRobinson, P.W., Y. Tremblay, D.E. Crocker, M.A. Kappes, C.E. Kuhn, S.A. Shaffer, S.E. Simmons and D.P. Costa2007vector digital dataDeep Sea Research II54: 356–368http://bio.research.ucsc.edu/people/costa/PDFs/Pubs/Robinson2007DSRII54.pdfHalpin, 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 OBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ.mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA919-613-8021seamap-contact@duke.eduNot 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.FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web sitezipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/477OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 477Ei FujiokaDuke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNCUSA27708efujioka@duke.edu919-613-8021http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile2025092920250929Accuracy of the location data are based on the criteria provided by Argos Systems. All other aspects of the data have been checked for accuracy by members of the TOPP Seabird TeamData were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20250925Scott ShafferARGOS Latitude 1 and Longitude 1 are used for the coordinates in the SEAMAP mas.Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicablerow_indexData providerpttArgos PTT ID #Data providerobs_dateDate (GMT)Data providerobs_timeTime (GMT)Data providerloc_qualARGOS location quality. 1 = ARGOS Quality 3; 2 = ARGOS Quality 2; 3 = ARGOS Quality 1; 4 = ARGOS Quality 0; 5 = ARGOS Quality A; 6 = ARGOS Quality B; 7 = ARGOS Quality ZData providerlatitudeARGOS Latitude 1Data providerlongitudeARGOS Longitude 1Data providerlat2ARGOS Latitude 2Data providerlong2ARGOS Longitude 2Data providerseasonSeason (two-year period encompassing the albatross breeding season) that tracking was conductedData providersiteBreeding colony where instruments were deployed (TERN = Tern Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; GUAD = Guadalupe Island, Mexico)Data providersppSpecies tracked (BFAL = Black-footed Albatross; LAAL = Laysan Albatross)Data providersp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number by Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemData providerstatusStatus of breeding bird (INC = Incubation; BROOD = Brooding; REAR = Rearing) when instrument was deployed (the status may have changed before retrieval)Data providerseriesUSFWS metal band # (unique individual identifier)Data providerdtimehrsMetric from the filterData providerdistancekmMetric from the filterData providerangledegMetric from the filterData providerspeedmpsMetric from the filterData providerfilter_keepFlag indicating if the point is good or bad based on the filter applied.Data providergeomData provideroidUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)Data providerGCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.0010.001D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224