17972
DTAGs SRKW - Using DTAGs to study vessel sound exposure & effects on behavior in southern resident killer whales
DTAGs SRKW (Using DTAGs to study vessel sound exposure & effects on behavior in southern resident killer whales)
Data Set
Published / External
17775
CB (Conservation Biology) Division
Project
In Work
2010-09-01
2016-07-22
Drs. Marla Holt, Brad Hanson, and Candice Emmons of the NWFSC, along with collaborators from Cascadia Research Collective and UC Davis, are currently conducting a study using digital acoustic recording tags (DTAGs) to examine sound exposure, sound use, and behavior of Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) in core summer habitat. The DTAG is suction cup attached and consists of a number of different sensors that record sound, pitch, roll, heading, and depth. The tag was developed by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution specifically to monitor the behavior of marine mammals and their response to sound, continuously throughout the dive cycle. Prey samples and vessel data are also concurrently collected relative to tagged whales in a manner similar to previous work. The project research goals include the following:
(1) Measure noise levels in biological relevant frequency ranges that are received by individual SRKWs.
(2) Quantify the relationship between vessels and received noise levels.
(3) Determine acoustic behavior during different activities and matched with fine scale details on movement, especially those indicative of foraging.
(4) Quantify foraging efforts and determine potential effects of vessels and associated noise levels.
The results of this study will provide pertinent data to address multiple risk factors of SRKWs including vessel disturbance, noise exposure, effects on foraging, and cumulative effects. The specific work that will be done includes experimental design, data collection, data analysis, and writing for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
Southern resident killer whale tag data.
Addresses Legal Mandate
Raw/field data
Loaded by batch 4260, 01-30-2013 17:37
Subject to Public Access to Research Results (PARR): Yes
Theme
DTAG
Theme
behavioral effects of noise
Theme
killer whale
Theme
vessel sound exposure
Spatial
Waters of the San Juan Islands, WA and Gulf Islands, BC
Instrument
Animal Mounted Instrument - Animal Mounted Instrument (not specified)
Instrument
GPS
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Seattle
WA
USA
Data Set
Spreadsheet
Table (digital)
Animal Mounted Instrument - Animal Mounted Instrument (not specified), GPS
Animal based Platform - Mammal, Water based Platforms - Watercraft - Manned Watercraft - Boat
Not Applicable
35524
Surface Based Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012
Surface Based Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012
Published / External
Planned
Data collected at the surface during focal follows in 2010-2012 for the dtag study (Houghton et al 2015 PLOS ONE).
Spreadsheet
Yes
PARR
Data collected at the surface during focal follows in 2010-2012 for the dtag study (Houghton et al 2015 PLOS ONE).
1
wtv_id
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the data point identification number.
NUMBER
2
whale_id
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the whale data point identification number.
NUMBER
3
vessel_id
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the vessel data point identificaiton number.
NUMBER
4
rec_type
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
the recording equipment unit type.
VARCHAR2
5
filtered_positions
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the gps filtered position (quality).
NUMBER
6
file_name
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
the file name associated with the data.
VARCHAR2
7
date
DATE
No
No
Active
the date.
DATE
8
whale_or_vessel
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
whether the data are for the focal whale or for a vessel.
VARCHAR2
9
interval
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the observation interval assigned to the vessel data for analysis.
NUMBER
10
wgs_lat
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the latitude. Units for values are decimal degrees.
NUMBER
decimal degrees
11
wgs_long
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the longitude. Units for values are decimal degrees.
NUMBER
decimal degrees
12
nearest_whale_id
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the whale data point identification number that is closest in time to the associated vessel data.
NUMBER
13
feet_to_whale
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the distance from vessel to whale. Units for values are feet.
NUMBER
feet
14
meters_to_whale
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the distance from vessel to whale. Units for values are meters.
NUMBER
meters
15
timevar_to_whale
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the time elapse between whale data and vessel data. Units for values are seconds.
NUMBER
seconds
16
vessel_class
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
the vessel functional class.
VARCHAR2
17
vessel_type
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
the vessel type described by hull type and size.
VARCHAR2
18
vessel_type2
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
additional, optional vessel type description.
VARCHAR2
19
vessel_name
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
the name painted on the vessel.
VARCHAR2
20
vessel_speed
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
the vessel speed rank.
VARCHAR2
21
vessel_placement
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
the vessel placement relative to whale and shore.
VARCHAR2
22
vessel_position
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
the relative position of the vessel propulsion system to whale.
VARCHAR2
23
vessel_location
VARCHAR2
No
No
Active
the relative (front, side, behind) position of the vessel to whale.
VARCHAR2
35525
Noise Level Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012
Noise Level Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012
Published / External
Planned
Noise level data from dtag recordings and associated vessel data collected in 2010-2012 for the dtag study (Houghton et al 2015 PLOS ONE).
Spreadsheet
Yes
PARR
Noise level data from dtag recordings and associated vessel data collected in 2010-2012 for the dtag study (Houghton et al 2015 PLOS ONE).
1
Interval
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the observation interval assigned to the vessel data that the noise data is associated with.
NUMBER
2
NLdB
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the received noise level. Units for values are dB re 1 microPascal based on root mean square.
NUMBER
dB re 1 microPascal based on root mean square
3
vesselCount
NUMBER
No
No
Active
the total number of unique vessels counted in the observation interval.
NUMBER
64312
Killer Whale Vessel Distance and Behavior Data 2014
Killer Whale Vessel Distance and Behavior Data 2014
Published / External
Planned
Data on the behavior of killer whales in relation to vessel distances and genders of the whales from 2014.
Spreadsheet
Yes
PARR
Data on the behavior of killer whales in relation to vessel distances and genders of the whales from 2014.
1
deployID
text
No
No
Active
the tag deployment identification text.
text
2
whaleID
text
No
No
Active
the whale indentification text.
text
3
sex
text
No
No
Active
whether the whale was male (M) or female (F).
text
4
year
number
No
No
Active
the year the tag was deployed.
number
5
maxDepth
number
No
No
Active
the maximum depth of the dive in meters.
number
6
scBin
number
No
No
Active
whether slow clicks were absent (0) or present (1) on the dive.
number
7
bzBin
number
No
No
Active
whether buzzes were absent (0) or present (1) on the dive.
number
8
ratiojerk
number
No
No
Active
the jerk ratio of the dive: ratio of the maximum peak of jerk (rate of change of acceleration) divided by the median of jerk during the bottom phase (greater than or equal to 70% of maximum depth) of the dive.
number
9
marwho
number
No
No
Active
the median absolute value of the whale's roll (dorsal-ventral axis) in radians during the whole dive.
number
10
headvarwho
number
No
No
Active
the circular variance in heading in the animal's heading (left-right axis) during the whole dive.
number
11
echosounder
number
No
No
Active
whether echosounder signals were absent (0) or present (1) on the dive.
number
12
vesCount
number
No
No
Active
the number of unique nearby (within 1 km) vessels during the dive.
number
13
vesSpeed
number
No
No
Active
the median speed of all nearby vessels during the dive.
number
14
closVesSpeed
number
No
No
Active
the speed of the closest vessel during the dive.
number
15
meanVesDis
number
No
No
Active
the mean distance of all nearby vessels during the dive.
number
16
closVesDis
number
No
No
Active
the distance of the closest vessel during the dive.
number
Data Steward
2015-10-01
Person
Hanson, Brad
Brad.Hanson@noaa.gov
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle
WA
98112
206-860-3220
Distributor
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
NWFSC
nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle
WA
98112
USA
206-860-3200
http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov
NWFSC Home
Online Resource
Metadata Contact
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
NWFSC
nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle
WA
98112
USA
206-860-3200
http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov
NWFSC Home
Online Resource
Originator
2015-10-01
Person
Holt, Marla
Marla.Holt@noaa.gov
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle
WA
98112
206-860-3261
Point of Contact
2015-10-01
Person
Hanson, Brad
Brad.Hanson@noaa.gov
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle
WA
98112
206-860-3220
-123.3239
-122.4252
49.0022
48.2733
Waters of the San Juan Islands, WA and Gulf Islands, BC
Range
2010-09-06
2014-09-23
Unclassified
At this time, contact the Data Manager for information on obtaining access to this data set. In the near future, the NWFSC will strive to provide all non-sensitive data resources as a web service in order to meet the NOAA Data Access Policy Directive (https://nosc.noaa.gov/EDMC/PD.DA.php).
NA
2021-02-25
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/killer_whale_vessel_distance_and_behavior_data_2014/data/page/
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Webservice: Killer Whale Vessel Distance and Behavior Data 2014
Data on the behavior of killer whales in relation to vessel distances and genders of the whales from 2014.
2016-07-22
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/noise_level_data_from_dtag_study_20102012/data/page/
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Noise Level Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012 (RESTfu
Noise level data from dtag recordings and associated vessel data collected in 2010-2012 for the dtag study (Houghton et al 2015 PLOS ONE).
2016-07-22
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/surface_based_data_from_dtag_study_20102012/data/page/
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Surface Based Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012 (REST
Data collected at the surface during focal follows in 2010-2012 for the dtag study (Houghton et al 2015 PLOS ONE).
2021-02-25
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/killer_whale_vessel_distance_and_behavior_data_2014
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Killer Whale Vessel Distance and Behavior Data 2014
Data on the behavior of killer whales in relation to vessel distances and genders of the whales from 2014.
2016-07-22
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/noise_level_data_from_dtag_study_20102012
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Noise Level Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012
Noise level data from dtag recordings and associated vessel data collected in 2010-2012 for the dtag study (Houghton et al 2015 PLOS ONE).
2016-07-22
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/surface_based_data_from_dtag_study_20102012
2015-10-01
Organization
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Surface Based Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012
Data collected at the surface during focal follows in 2010-2012 for the dtag study (Houghton et al 2015 PLOS ONE).
https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/13598
DTAGs SRKW
Online Resource
Web site
NWFSC Dataset Information page. Southern resident killer whale tag data
Spreadsheet
Medium
These data were collected and processed in accordance with established protocols and best practices under the direction of the project’s Principal Investigator. Contact the dataset Data Manager in section 3 for full QA/QC methodology.
No
10
Yes
No
No
0 days
No Delay
NCEI-MD
365
The Northwest Fisheries Science Center facilitates backup and recovery of all data and IT components which are managed by IT Operations through the capture of static (point-in-time) backup data to physical media. Once data is captured to physical media (every 1-3 days), a duplicate is made and routinely (weekly) transported to an offsite archive facility where it is maintained throughout the data's applicable life-cycle.
These data were collected and processed in accordance with established protocols and best practices under the direction of the project’s Principal Investigator. Contact the dataset Data Manager in section 3 for full QA/QC methodology.
64312
Entity
Killer Whale Vessel Distance and Behavior Data 2014
35525
Entity
Noise Level Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012
35524
Entity
Surface Based Data from DTAG Study 2010-2012
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:17972
Jeffrey Cowen
2013-01-30T17:37:09
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:11:07
2019-06-04
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
NWFSC
2725 Montlake Boulevard East
Seattle
WA
98112
USA
206-860-3200
http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov
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2019-06-04
1 Year
2020-06-04