DUML vessel-based surveys for proposed JAX USWTR site 2009-2011

Duke University Marine Laboratory

Dataset credit

Duke University Marine Laboratory

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Dave Johnston Duke University
Secondary contact Zach Swaim Duke University
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

A multi-institutional, marine protected species monitoring program, involving aerial, vessel and acoustic surveillance techniques, has been implemented at the proposed Under Sea Warfare Training Range (USWTR) offshore of Jacksonville, Florida, United States to investigate cetacean and sea turtle species occurrence, distribution. Ten 87 km track-lines spaced 6.5 km apart transect the 1,295 km2 USWTR box, which is located between 60 and 150 km offshore.

Purpose

Conduct surveys and passive acoustic deployments in two proposed USWTRs on the east coast of the United States with the aim to document patterns of distribution and seasonal residency of protected species.

Supplemental information

2013-04-08: Sighting data from March 1, 2010 through March 19, 2011 were appended.

Two species identifications in the previous sightings were corrected:

01/13/10 14:51:08 Stenella sp => Unid. delphinid

01/28/10 14:16:14 T. truncatus => Stenella frontalis



2013-03-19: Additional survey data for the JAX USWTR site (conducted with different survey methods from this dataset) are available on OBIS-SEAMAP in DUML vessel-based photo-id and biopsy surveys for proposed JAX USWTR site 2012-2013.

References

Nilsson, P.B., H.J. Foley, R.E. Hardee, R.C. Holt, R.J. McAlarney, E.W. Cummings, D.W. Johnston, W.A. McLellan, D.A., Pabst and A.J. Read. 2010. Protected species monitoring in the proposed Under Sea Warfare Training Range Off-Shore of Jacksonville, FL: Jan – Dec 2009. SEAMAMMS 2010 Conference Abstract, Poster Presentation.

Attributes

Overview

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.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
Only minimum required attributes are visible and downloadable online. Other attributes may be obtained upon provider's permission.

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oidUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)
obs_datedate of observation
obs_timetime of observation
locationLocation name (i.e.
effort_statusEffort status: On or Off (not provided data from March 2010 on)
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
lineLine number (not provided data from March 2010 on)
sp_obsSpecies name
sp_tsnITIS taxonomic serial number. This field added by OBIS-SEAMAP
obs_countGroup size
geomdefinition not provided
OBIS-SEAMAP ID582
Seabirds0
Marine mammals84
Sea turtles95
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total179
Date, Begin2009-07-19
Date, End2011-03-19
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude29.96 - 30.59
Longitude-80.71 - -79.86
Coord. prec.6 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughNavy
Registered2010-03-26
Updated2020-10-01
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY-NC (Minimum)
Shared with OBIS
GBIF (via DOI)
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