{999A9551-D701-4CF5-9373-131D3DD8D969} 20050512 19291400 FALSE 20060710 17161900 20060815 12091700 NoneVesselsSightingsNoneGulf of Mexico Relational database en Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) was a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research project supported by the then Minerals Management Service (MMS; now Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - BOEM) under Cooperative Agreement 1435-01-02-CA-85186 for Cooperative Research on Sperm Whales and their Response to Seismic Exploration in the Gulf of Mexico through the Texas A&M Research Foundation. The objectives of SWSS were to<br/> (1) establish baseline information on the biology and behavior of sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico, (2) characterize sperm whale habitat use in the northern Gulf of Mexico, and (3) determine possible changes in behavior of sperm whales when subjected to manmade noise, particularly from seismic airgun arrays used for offshore oil and gas exploration and geological monitoring.Please contact data providerThis dataset includes sperm whale visual tracking data and sightings of other cetaceans in 2005. Since the vessels often tracked the sighted sperm whales for further surveys, many sightings in this dataset represent the same animals. Cetacean sightings in 2002-2004 are found in <a href='/dataset/903'>BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag cetacean sightings 2002-2004</a> Sperm whale visual trackings in 2002-2004 are found in <a href='/dataset/904'>BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag sperm whale trackings 2002-2004</a> Effort data were filtered to eliminate early morning and night times where no visual efforts were conducted. The of-effort times was 2005: 07:00 – 20:00 CDT Epperson, D2013https://doi.org/10.82144/5ffaa682OBIS-SEAMAP905http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/905OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.0.0 ground condition2005060520050629 CompleteNone planned -96.1227683-93.048586727.563583326.14269-96.1227683-93.048586726.1426927.5635833Gulf of Mexico 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 Epperson, D. 2013. BOEM Sperm Whale Seismic Study (SWSS) S-Tag cetacean sightings 2005. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/905) 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 Deborah EppersonBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement mailing and physical address

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New OrleansLA70123USA 504-736-3257Deborah.Epperson@bsee.gov Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the datasetTexas A&M University Oregon State University Scripps Institution of Oceanography Texas A&M University-Galveston University of Colorado University of Durham University of Saint Andrews University of South Florida Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionJochens, A., D. Biggs, K. Benoit-Bird, D. Engelhaupt, J. Gordon, C. Hu, N. Jaquet, M. Johnson, R. Leben, B. Mate, P. Miller, J. Ortega-Ortiz, A. Thode, P. Tyack, and B. Würsig2008U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LAOCS Study MMS 2008-006. 341 pphttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/downloads/resources/zd_810_2008-006.pdfJochens, A., D. Biggs, D. Engelhaupt, J. Gordon, N. Jaquet, M. Johnson, R. Leben, B. Mate, P. Miller, J. Ortega-Ortiz, A. Thode, P. Tyack, J. Wormuth, and B. Würsig2006U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, LAOCS Study MMS 2006-034. 352 pphttp://seamap.env.duke.edu/downloads/resources/zd_810_2006-034.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 en FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time Ei Fujioka Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University mailing and physical addressDurhamNC27708

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USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu Ei FujiokaDuke University http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profilehttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile 20150811 20150811 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0dataset OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 905 0.021 0.021 OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site and click on [Datasets] tab appearing on upper left. Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address DurhamNCUSA

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27708 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu Not 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-061e-06D_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.Bureau of Ocean Energy ManagementBiogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)Data providerUnique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP)utcDate and time in UTCData providerDate and time in UTCobs_dateDate of the sighting (local time zone)Data providerDate of the sighting (local time zone)obs_timeTime of the sighting (local time zone)Data providerTime of the sighting (local time zone)latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData providerLatitude in decimal degreeslongitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData providerLongitude in decimal degreesvessel_headingVessel headingData providerVessel headingvessel_spdkmphVessel speed in mphData providerVessel speed in mphstatusStatusData providerStatussighting_idSighting IDData providerSighting IDobserverInitial of the observerData providerInitial of the observerobs_locationLocation of the observerData providerLocation of the observervisual_aidVisual aid (always Big Eyes)Data providerVisual aid (always Big Eyes)eye_heightEye heightData providerEye heightconv_factorConversion factorData providerConversion factorspeciesSpecies codeData providerSpecies codesp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAPmin_grpsizeMinimum of number of animalsData providerMinimum of number of animalsobs_countbest estimate of number of animalsData providerbest estimate of number of animalsmax_grpsizeMaximum of number of animalsData providerMaximum of number of animalsbehaviorBehaviorData providerBehaviortravel_dirTravel directionData providerTravel directionreticleReticleData providerReticlebearingBearing (°)Data providerBearing (°)true_bearingTrue bearingData providerTrue bearinglat_animalLatitude of animalsData providerLatitude of animalslon_animalLongitude of animalsData providerLongitude of animalsgeomGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAPData providerGeometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP20060815 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.20130329