{999A9551-D701-4CF5-9373-131D3DD8D969}2005051219291400FALSE20060710171619002006081512091700NoneCetacean conservation and managementVenezuelaVesselsSightingsNoneresponsible dolphin watchingpopulation statusStenella frontalisTursiops truncatusRelational databaseenSince 2001, the non governmental organization Sea Vida has been promoting responsible dolphin watching in the State of Aragua, on the basis of previous research efforts by the Venezuelan Ministry of Environment and Sea Vida. Attempts have been made to gather baseline information on the bio-ecological and population aspects of cetaceans in the region. Opportunistic and systematic surveys have confirmed the presence of the Atlantic spotted (<i>Stenella frontalis</i>) and bottlenose (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>) dolphins. Encounter rate with dolphin groups is about 70%. Preliminary results indicate that at least a proportion of the population is resident to the area, with recaptures ranging from a few days to at least 12 years.This project is aimed to evaluate the population status of dolphins inhabiting the coast off the State of Aragua using photo-identification techniques, as part of the efforts to promote responsible dolphin watching in the region.<br><br> Similar surveys will be made during 2009 to cover different sampling seasons.Bolanos, J2009https://doi.org/10.82144/6bb8c887OBIS-SEAMAP499http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/499OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.0.0ground condition2009012220090303CompleteContinually-67.8-67.6310.695555610.4966667-67.8-67.6310.496666710.6955556responsible dolphin watchingOpen 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 Bolanos, J. 2009. Population status of small cetaceans off Aragua, Central Coast of Venezuela 2009. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/499) 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.ShapefileJaime BolanosSea Vidamailing and physical address

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CaguaAragua2122Venezuelamegapterax@yahoo.com+582443960393 Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the datasetKingdomAnimalia202423PhylumChordata158852SubphylumVertebrata331030ClassMammalia179913SubclassTheria179916InfraclassEutheria179925OrderCetacea180403SuborderOdontoceti180404FamilyDelphinidae180415GenusStenella180428SpeciesStenella frontalis552460GenusTursiops180425SpeciesTursiops truncatus180426Jaime Bolaños-JiménezBolaños-Jiménez, J. and A. Villarroel-Marín2009Final report, project RSG 08.07.07 funded by the Rufford Foundation, unpublishedHalpin, 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 enFGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local timeEi FujiokaDuke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNCUSA27708efujioka@duke.edu919-613-8021http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profilehttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile2016061420160614ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0datasetOBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 4990.0210.021zipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/499FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web siteOBIS-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. 002 Local Area Network 0.021 Shapefile Vector GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees1e-061e-06D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224GCS_WGS_1984 This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.Jaime Bolaños-JiménezBiogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicablerow_idsighting index. sightings with duplicate ids were observed at the same time (different species).Data providersighting index. sightings with duplicate ids were observed at the same time (different species).obs_datedate of observationData providerdate of observationobs_timetime of observation (start sighting)Data providertime of observation (start sighting)obs_time_endEnd of sightingData providerEnd of sightingobs_minutesDuration of sighting in minutesData providerDuration of sighting in minuteslatitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData providerLatitude in decimal degreeslongitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData providerLongitude in decimal degreessp_obsSpecies observedData providerSpecies observedsp_tsnITIS taxonomic serial number. This field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerITIS taxonomic serial number. This field added by OBIS-SEAMAPobs_countNumber of animalsData providerNumber of animalscalf_youngPercentage of calf/youngData providerPercentage of calf/youngbehave_tInitial behavior: travelingData providerInitial behavior: travelingbehave_sInitial behavior: socializingData providerInitial behavior: socializingbehave_rInitial behavior: restingData providerInitial behavior: restingbehave_fInitial behavior: feedingData providerInitial behavior: feedingbehave_mInitial behavior: millingData providerInitial behavior: millingbehave_uInitial behavior: unknownData providerInitial behavior: unknownreact_apReaction: approachData providerReaction: approachreact_avReaction: avoidanceData providerReaction: avoidancereact_neReaction: neutralData providerReaction: neutralreact_bwrReaction: bowridingData providerReaction: bowridinggeomdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not providedoidUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)20060815 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.20090403