This dataset includes unclassified incidental sightings of cetaceans from the United Kingdom Royal Navy ships. The dataset is global in coverage. The Royal Navy often operates in remote areas and the purpose of collecting this sort of data is to contribute to a better scientific understanding of cetacean distributions, breeding areas, migration routes, etc. By ensuring that Royal Navy personnel keep watch for cetaceans helps them to comply with current risk mitigation measures. 12/07/06: Observations for <i>Lagenorhynchus acutus</i> (180443: Atlantic white-sided dolphin) that are located in the Southern Hemisphere were replaced with <i>Lagenorhynchus </i>(180441: white-side dolphin) Maughan, B. and K. Arnold2010https://doi.org/10.82144/2b9d75fdOBIS-SEAMAP64http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/64OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 2.0.0 ground condition 1947-10-21 2003-03-31 Complete Continually 0.08359.8670.33-74.650.08359.8670.33-74.65 PlatformVesselsSightings Open 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 Maughan, B. and K. Arnold. 2010. UK Royal Navy Marine Mammal Observations. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/64) 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. Shapefile Kate Arnold mailing and physical address

Maritime Environment Information Centre, UK Hydrographic Office

Taunton Somerset TA1 2DN England 01823 337900 United Kingdom Royal Navy Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the datasetKingdomAnimalia202423PhylumChordata158852SubphylumVertebrata331030ClassMammalia179913SubclassTheria179916InfraclassEutheria179925OrderCetacea180403SuborderMysticeti552298FamilyBalaenopteridae180522GenusBalaenoptera180523SpeciesBalaenoptera acutorostrata180524SpeciesBalaenoptera borealis180526SpeciesBalaenoptera brydei612597SpeciesBalaenoptera musculus180528SubspeciesBalaenoptera musculus brevicauda612605SpeciesBalaenoptera physalus180527GenusMegaptera180529SpeciesMegaptera novaeangliae180530FamilyNeobalaenidae552323GenusCaperea180534SpeciesCaperea marginata180535FamilyEschrichtiidae180519GenusEschrichtius180520SpeciesEschrichtius robustus180521FamilyBalaenidae180531GenusEubalaena180536SpeciesEubalaena australis552771SuborderOdontoceti180404FamilyDelphinidae180415GenusCephalorhynchus180448SpeciesCephalorhynchus commersonii180449GenusDelphinus180437SpeciesDelphinus delphis180438GenusGlobicephala180464SpeciesGlobicephala macrorhynchus180466SpeciesGlobicephala melas552461GenusGrampus180456SpeciesGrampus griseus180457GenusLagenorhynchus180441SpeciesLagenorhynchus acutus180443SpeciesLagenorhynchus albirostris180442SpeciesLagenorhynchus australis180446SpeciesLagenorhynchus cruciger180447SpeciesLagenorhynchus obscurus180445GenusOrcinus180468SpeciesOrcinus orca180469GenusPseudorca180462SpeciesPseudorca crassidens180463GenusSousa180418SpeciesSousa chinensis180419GenusStenella180428SpeciesStenella attenuata180430SpeciesStenella clymene180435SpeciesStenella coeruleoalba180434SpeciesStenella frontalis552460SpeciesStenella longirostris180429GenusTursiops180425SpeciesTursiops truncatus180426FamilyHyperoodontidae770799GenusHyperoodon180503SpeciesHyperoodon planifrons180505GenusMesoplodon180506GenusZiphius180497SpeciesZiphius cavirostris180498FamilyKogiidae621144GenusKogia180490SpeciesKogia breviceps180491FamilyPhocoenidae552307GenusPhocoena180472SpeciesPhocoena phocoena180473FamilyPhyseteridae180486GenusPhyseter180487SpeciesPhyseter macrocephalus180488 Maughan, Ben2003Halpin, 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 Benjamin BestDuke Universitymailing and physical address

A321 LSRC, Box 90328

DurhamNC27708USA919-613-8021bbest@duke.edu http://www.nbii.gov/ Biological Data Profile 2010-04-12 OBIS-SEAMAPNicholas School of Environment, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

A328, LSRC

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.FreeGo to the OBIS-SEAMAP web sitezipzipped shapefilehttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/64GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.0001670.000167D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224UK Royal NavyDATEGMTTIMETIMEZONECOUNTCOUNT_QUALITYSPECIESI_D_QUALITYHEADINGSPEED__KNOTSSIZELONGITUDELATITUDESHIPCOMMENTSoid