https://doi.org/10.82144/1927acdf https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/502 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/a057e413-3d26-4f2a-9235-e071a0116bca https://obis.org/dataset/099db653-2c4e-4002-82c4-be5f86f8e315 Sue Barco Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Primary contact SGBarco@virginiaaquarium.com OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Sue Barco Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Primary contact SGBarco@virginiaaquarium.com owner 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Dataset credits: Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Program Abstract: Virginia receives 100-140 marine mammal strandings per year and the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center (VAQS) is the sole response and rehabilitation facility in the state. VAQS records basic (level A) data, for all marine mammals, as well as more in depth (level B and C) data whenever possible. The OBIS dataset contains the basic level A data for all stranded marine mammals, responded to by VAQS, and spans the years of 1988-2008. 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 Land-based Sightings marine mammal cetacean seal pinniped stranding human interaction rehabilitation N/A This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/502 Oceans,Virginia,Chesapeake Bay,Mid Atlantic -76.966667 -75.16142 38.179276 34.92617 1988-01-15 2008-12-16 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Balaenoptera acutorostrata Common minke whale species Balaenoptera borealis Sei whale species Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale suborder Caniformia Pinnipeds order Cetacea Cetaceans species Cystophora cristata Hooded seal family Delphinidae Dolphins species Delphinus delphis Short-beaked common dolphin species Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic right whale genus Globicephala Pilot whales species Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale species Globicephala melas Long-finned pilot whale species Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin species Halichoerus grypus Atlantic gray seal genus Kogia Pygmy sperm whales species Kogia breviceps Pygmy sperm whale species Kogia sima Dwarf sperm whale species Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin species Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale species Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais' beaked whale species Mesoplodon mirus True's beaked whale species Pagophilus groenlandicus Harp seal species Peponocephala electra Melon-headed whale species Phoca vitulina Harbor seal species Phocoena phocoena Harbor porpoise species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale species Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale genus Stenella Spinner dolphins species Stenella attenuata Pantropical spotted dolphin species Stenella coeruleoalba Striped dolphin species Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin species Trichechus manatus West indian manatee species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin These data can be used to report the presence and seasonality of marine mammal species when survey data are lacking. Absence of a species from the dataset does not, however, indicate absence from the area as stranding data are opportunistic data that require detection of a mortality on a coastline. Those data points located in a water body indicate that the animal was first seen floating. Human interaction (HI) data are included as part of the level A dataset but must be analyzed carefully as 'YES' for HI does not necessarily indicate that the stranding or the death of an animal was caused by human activity. notPlanned Sue Barco Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Primary contact SGBarco@virginiaaquarium.com NA NA NA Sue Barco owner NA zd_502 2025-07-31T14:19:17-04:00 dataset Barco, S. 2013. Virginia Aquarium Marine Mammal Strandings 1988-2008. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/1927acdf. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/502 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/502/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/502/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_502 zd_502