{999A9551-D701-4CF5-9373-131D3DD8D969}2005051219291400FALSE20060710171619002006081512091700NoneVesselsSightingsKiller whalesVenezuelaDistributionCaribbean SeaRelational databaseenReported occurrences of the killer whale (<i>Orcinus orca</i>) off Venezuela are scarce. Eighteen records were opportunistically collected from April 1982 through January 2008. Bottom depth for the sightings was 10-1,500 m (mean = 444 + SD = 405; mode = 400, n = 18). Five records had available associated still photographs or video. Noteworthy was a videotaped attack by two killer whales on a leatherback turtle (<i>Dermochelys coriacea</i>). Group size ranged from 1-5 individuals (mean = 2.67 + SD = 1.57; mode = 1, n = 18). Adult males were present during 67% of reported sightings; females/juveniles were present in 61% (n = 12 and 11, respectively). Pictures of two male killer whales were sent to researchers in Brazil and the Bahamas for comparison purposes. Adult males were present in 92% of reported sightings. Females and juveniles were observed during 67% of reported sightings. 83% of the records were from December through May. There is currently not enough information to speculate on any seasonality to the occurrence of this species in Venezuelan waters.The purpose of this work was to update information on killer whale occurrences in Venezuelan waters, on the basis of opportunistic sightings and/or pictures provided by non-professional observers.A few records did not record day or day and month. For these records, month and day fields were filled with 1. A note was added to [remarks] field, which may be released upon the data provider's permission.Bolanos, J2010https://doi.org/10.82144/bef0a43fOBIS-SEAMAP522http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/522OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.0.0ground condition1982040120080115In workAs needed-68.27-64.225811.7710.41-68.27-64.225810.4111.77OceanOpen 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. 2010. Killer whales occurrences in Venezuelan waters 1982-2008. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/522) 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 datasetKingdomAnimalia202423PhylumChordata158852SubphylumVertebrata331030ClassMammalia179913SubclassTheria179916InfraclassEutheria179925OrderCetacea180403SuborderOdontoceti180404FamilyDelphinidae180415GenusOrcinus180468SpeciesOrcinus orca180469Jaime Bolaños-JiménezBolaños-Jiménez, J., D. Fertl and M. Iñíguez2009LAJAM7(1-2): 75-79http://www.cethus.org/pdf/Bolano_set_al_KW_Venezuela_2010.pdfJaime Bolaños-Jiménez, Dagmar Fertl, and Miguel Iñíguez2008IWC SC60/SM8http://www.cethus.org/pdf/killer_whales_occurrence_in_venezuela_waters_2001-2008_IWC_2008.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):104-115http://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 5220.0210.021zipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/522FreeGo 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-051e-05D_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_idRow IDData providerRow IDobs_dateSighting date. A few records did not record day part or month and day parts. If this is the case, a note was added to "remarks" field.Data providerSighting date. A few records did not record day part or month and day parts. If this is the case, a note was added to "remarks" field.locationLocationData providerLocationlatitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData providerLatitude in decimal degreeslongitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData providerLongitude in decimal degreesdepthDepth in metersData providerDepth in meterssp_obsSpecies observed (added by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerSpecies observed (added by OBIS-SEAMAP)sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number by Integrated Taxonomic Information SystemData providerTaxonomic Serial Number by Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemobs_countNumber of animalsData providerNumber of animalsmaleNumber of males in the groupData providerNumber of males in the groupfemaleNumber of females or juveniles in the groupData providerNumber of females or juveniles in the groupremarksRemarksData providerRemarksobserverObserver or sourceData providerObserver or sourcegeomdefinition 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.20100824