https://doi.org/10.82144/cc5b9bff https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/5 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/9be55037-1e81-4870-aaea-ab89c29bf741 https://obis.org/dataset/7c4f3644-ca4c-423b-861a-2dd46001aff0 Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Primary contact lance.garrison@noaa.gov OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Primary contact lance.garrison@noaa.gov owner 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: Carol Roden, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Abstract: An Atlantic Ocean ship survey was conducted by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center in 1999 to evaluate abundance, distribution and stock structure of cetaceans in southeastern U.S. Atlantic waters. Data gathered on this survey will provide abundance estimates for calculating the Potential Biological Removal for U.S. Atlantic waters as required by the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act. During the 32 survey days, at least 12 cetacean species were sighted, including Atlantic spotted dolphin Bottlenose dolphin Clymene dolphin Common dolphin Fraser's dolphin Melon-headed whale Pantropical spotted dolphin Pilot whale Risso's dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Sperm whale Striped dolphin The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file. 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 Marine Animal Survey Marine mammals Seabirds Sea turtles Vessel Visual Sighting N/A To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/5 Oceans,Atlantic Ocean -81.1418 -73.05 39.1632 28.5202 1999-08-09 1999-09-25 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). family Anatidae Ducks family Ardeidae Bitterns class Aves Birds species Calonectris diomedea Cory's shearwater species Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle order Cetacea Cetaceans species Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle family Cheloniidae Sea turtles species Chlidonias niger Black tern family Delphinidae Dolphins genus Delphinus Common dolphins species Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle subclass Elasmobranchii Cartilaginous fishes family Exocoetidae Flyingfishes genus Fregata Frigatebirds genus Globicephala Pilot whales species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin species Hydroprogne caspia Caspian tern family Istiophoridae Billfishes species Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser's dolphin family Laridae Gulls species Larus argentatus Herring gull species Leucophaeus atricilla Laughing gull species Mola mola Ocean sunfish species Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's storm petrel species Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped storm petrel suborder Odontoceti Toothed whales species Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled tern species Onychoprion fuscatus Sooty tern genus Opisthonema Thread herrings superclass Osteichthyes Bony fishes species Pelecanus occidentalis Brown pelican species Peponocephala electra Melon-headed whale genus Phalacrocorax Cormorants genus Phalaropus Phalaropes species Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked phalarope species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale family Procellariidae Fulmars / petrels / shearwaters species Pterodroma hasitata Black-capped petrel species Puffinus gravis Great shearwater species Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's shearwater order Rajiformes Rays genus Scomberomorus Spanish mackerels family Scombridae Albacores class Scyphozoa Jellyfish family Sphyrnidae Bonnethead sharks species Stenella attenuata Pantropical spotted dolphin species Stenella clymene Clymene dolphin species Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin species Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin species Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin species Sterna forsteri Forster's tern species Sterna hirundo Common tern species Stomolophus meleagris cannonball jellyfish species Thalasseus maximus Royal tern species Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich tern species Thunnus thynnus Atlantic bluefin tuna species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are: 1. Obtain minimum abundance estimate for calculating Potential Biological Removal for each species. 2. Collect biopsy tissue samples to evaluate stock structure. 3.Establish and build time-series databases for monitoring trends in abundance. 4. Examine distribution in relation to physiographic and oceanographic features. 5. Obtain photographs and video images of selected species for photo-identification studies. notPlanned Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Primary contact lance.garrison@noaa.gov NA NA NA Lance Garrison owner NA zd_5 2025-07-31T14:02:07-04:00 dataset Garrison, L. 2020. SEFSC Atlantic surveys 1999. Version 2.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/cc5b9bff. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/5 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/5/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/5/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_5 zd_5 Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. 1999. Cruise Results; Summer Atlantic Ocean Marine Mammal Survey; NOAA Ship Oregon II Cruise. Cruise report: OT 99-05 (236).