Garrison, L2013https://doi.org/10.82144/db32685eOBIS-SEAMAP86http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/86OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.0.0 Southeast Cetacean Aerial Survey, SECAS, was conducted in 1995 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) to estimate cetacean abundance. This data set contains sightings of cetaceans and sea turtles as well as other species, including fish and shark, observed during the aerial survey. The full taxonomic information for this dataset can be found in the Species tab. Marine mammals and sea turtles observed were: Cetaceans: - Atlantic spotted dolphin - Cuvier’s beaked whale - Humpback whale - Northern right whale - Pantropical spotted dolphin - Standard Bottlenose dolphin - Striped dolphin Sea Turtles: - Green turtle - Hardshell - Kemp's ridley - Leatherback - Loggerhead This survey's transects are available in the 'SECAS95Efforts' table/shapefile. ESRI coverage and shapefiles are available for this data set.The purpose of this data set was to collect cetacean distribution data and allow for estimating cetacean abundance in the southeast. These abundance estimates were expected to serve as a basis for estimating Potential Biological Removals (PBR) for the species stocks in the region in support of Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requirements. More specifically, the survey was to obtain an index of abundance for <i>Tursiops truncatus</i> so as to detect population trends by comparison with historical abundance data (SETS).Records with no common name were observations of pollution (e.g., plastic). Records were assigned a sequential number LineNo. LineNo can be used to match observations with corresponding transects, each of which has BegLineNo and EndLineNo fields. Observation records with their LineNo between BegLineNo and EndLineNo in a transect are related to that transect. A duplicated LineNo indicates more than one species were observed at the same time. Records include 'off-effort' sightings as well. Card F indicates that the observation was recorded while off-effort. When searching for a specific species, note that some records don't identify animals observed at a species level. If this is the case, the common/scientific name may be genus/family or higher (e.g., <i>Balaenoptera</i> sp.). A transect may consist of several segments when the aircraft goes off effort while on the transect. Observations associated with Transect 99 are not a part of the survey in a strict sense.1995012719950306ground conditionCompleteNone plannedNorth Atlantic Ocean-81.4303-75.477535.193326.2117 NoneMarine Animal SurveyMarine BiologyMarine mammalsSea turtlesVesselVisual SightingNoneNorth Atlantic OceanTaxon coveredMarine mammals, seabirds, sea turtlesIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusBalaenopteraGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliaeFamilyBalaenidaeGenusEubalaenaSpeciesEubalaena glacialisSuborderOdontocetiFamilyDelphinidaeGenusStenellaSpeciesStenella attenuataSpeciesStenella coeruleoalbaSpeciesStenella frontalisGenusTursiopsSpeciesTursiops truncatusFamilyHyperoodontidaeGenusZiphiusSpeciesZiphius cavirostrisOrderSireniaFamilyTrichechidaeGenusTrichechusSpeciesTrichechus manatusClassReptiliaOrderTestudinesFamilyCheloniidaeGenusCarettaSpeciesCaretta carettaGenusCheloniaSpeciesChelonia mydasGenusLepidochelysSpeciesLepidochelys kempiiFamilyDermochelyidaeGenusDermochelysSpeciesDermochelys coriacea 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 Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC Southeast Cetacean Aerial Survey 1995. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/86) 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. Lance GarrisonNOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center mailing and physical address MiamiFloridanot providedUSA +1 (305) 361-4488lance.garrison@noaa.gov NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Relational database 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. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle 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.All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20131123All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider.Point 0.00010.0001Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicablelinenoLine numberData provider106297cardCardData providerCardData providerstudyblockStudy blockData providerStudy blockpartdefinition not providedData providerdefinition not provideddateDate of the observationData provider1/27/19953/6/1995timeTime of the observation (local time)Data provider10:00:209:59:54longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider-81.430300-75.477500latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider26.21170035.193300trackTrack NoData provider11356speedSpeedData provider65145gpsstatusGPS statusData providerGPS statusleftobsLeft observerData providerLeft observerData providerrightobsRight observerData providerRight observerData providerdatarcdrdefinition not providedData provider250altitudeAltitude in feetData provider7501250weatherWeather codeData providerWeather codeData providerseastateSea stateData provider1Sea state 1Data provider2Sea state 2Data provider3Sea state 3Data provider4Sea state 4Data provider5Sea state 5Data providerturbidityTurbidityData providerTurbiditysunlightSunlightData providerSunlightglareGlareData providerGlarewatercolorWater colorData providerWater colorwatertempWater temperature in degree CelsiusData provider8.325sightobsObserver sightedData providerObserver sightedData providersightangleAngleData provider160sightincdefinition not providedData provider08speciesSpecies nameData providerSpecies nametsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providercommonCommon nameData providerCommon namescientificScientific nameData providerScientific nameherdsizeGroup sizeData provider1150nocalvesNumber of calvesData provider02effortstatEffort statusData provider1Effort status 1Data provider2Effort status 2Data providertransectnoTransect NoData provider099geomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)The dataset contains information necessary to locate the species sightings observed in the survey. The structure of the dataset was defined by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Note that the dataset is a subset of the larger, complete dataset collected in the survey which includes environmental information. The columns before LineNo are applied to the shapefile only. The following information is not included in the dataset but will be found in the master data. For details, please contact NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Track; Speed; GPS Status; Observers; Airplane altitude; Weather; Sea state; Turbidity; Sunlight; Glare; Water color; Water temperature; Sighting angle; Effort status.NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 86Not 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. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 20140210 Ei Fujioka Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 efujioka@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile 20140210