https://doi.org/10.82144/52278f5c https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/72 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/f1ad0611-d05c-4b36-b9a0-fb5c618e9f09 https://obis.org/dataset/572b0595-7637-4a54-8141-f6a000b338ae Dan DenDanto Allied Whale, College of the Atlantic Primary contact ddd@coa.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Dan DenDanto Allied Whale, College of the Atlantic Primary contact ddd@coa.edu owner 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: College of the Atlantic, Allied Whale Dataset credits: College of the Atlantic, Allied Whale Abstract: The North Atlantic Finback Whale Catalogue (NAFWC) is a sightings based, life history dataset of individual finback whales, inhabiting the western North Atlantic Ocean. Established in 1986 as a collaborative repository for several independent collections of photographically-identified finback whales, the NAFWC is comprised of photographic sightings, referenced by a whale identifying number, and date and location of the sighting. Individual identifications are based on morphological variations in dorsal fin shape, body pigment and patterns of scarring which provide a matrix of characters on which to qualify the identification as outlined in Agler et al. (1992). The majority of Catalogue sightings are obtained from coastal waters of the Gulf of Maine, during summer months from 1978 to the present, aboard both opportunistic and directed survey vessels. Reference: Agler, B.A., K.A. Robertson, D. DenDanto, S.K. Katona, J.M. Allen, S.E. Frohock, I.E. Seipt and R. Bowman. 1992. The use of photographic identification for studying individual fin whales (<i>Balaenoptera physalus</i>) in the Gulf of Maine. Rep. Int. Wal. Commn 42:711-722. 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 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/72 Oceans -68.88111 -65.13722 44.96722 43.78528 1977-07-22 1991-09-29 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale notPlanned Dan DenDanto Allied Whale, College of the Atlantic Primary contact ddd@coa.edu NA NA NA Dan DenDanto owner NA zd_72 2025-07-31T14:03:46-04:00 dataset DenDanto, D. 2004. Allied Finback Whale Catalogue. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/52278f5c. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/72 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/72/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/72/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_72 zd_72