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Small-boat Cetacean Surveys: Sightings

Entity (ENT) | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:18423 | Updated: October 20, 2022 | Published / External

Summary

Item Identification

Keywords

Physical Location

Entity Info

Data Attributes

Support Roles

Extents

Access Info

Distribution Info

Catalog Details

Abstract

Detailed information about each cetacean sighting from small-boat surveys.

Description

This spreadsheet is held within a Microsoft Access Database that contains other related data associated with each specific survey.

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type	Description
Line numeric	Line of record - order of data records
Project_CruiseID TEXT	The small-boat project or ship survey Cruise ID (YYYY Project Name or Cruise Name & Cruise Number)
SurveyID text	The survey's identification number composed of a regional code and number (incremented from 1)
Date date/time	Date (local)
Sighting text	The sighting number. For some surveys the sighting numbers reset each day. For other surveys the sighting number incremented throughout the survey effort. Multispecies sightings have the same sighting number but each species is assigned a letter (e.g. a, b, c) and details are listed on a separate row. For most shipboard surveys the sighting number is the WINCRUZ number
SpeciesCode number	Three number code assigned to each specific species
Species text	Genus and species name
CommonName text	the common name of the species
Effort text	Did the sighting occur when the survey was On- or Off-effort
Cue text	The event/object that was the cue for the sighting.
MixedSpecies TEXT	Yes/No - were there multiple species interacting during the encounter?
TimeBegin date/time	Time (local) of the start of the sighting.
TimeEnd TIME	End time of the sighting
EEZ text	Exclusive Economic Zone where the sighting occurred
Region TEXT	Region within the EEZ where the sighting occurred. Regions defined by the Cetacean Research Program
Location TEXT	Island or more specific location where the sighting occurred
BeginLat number	Latitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = North, - = South) at the group
BeginLong number	Longitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = East, - = West)
TotalMin text	Group size estimate (minimum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
TotalBest text	Group size estimate (best). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
TotalMax text	Group size estimate (maximum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
Behaviors text	Comma-separated list of behaviors observed. n/a if no behaviors observed or recorded
Photos number	Total number of photos taken during sighting
BiopsySamples number	Number of biopsy samples collected
TagDeployments text	tag type and Tag ID of satellite tags deployed
PermitNum text	NMFS permit number under which data were collected

Data Attribute / Type

Description

Line
numeric

Line of record - order of data records

Project_CruiseID
TEXT

The small-boat project or ship survey Cruise ID (YYYY Project Name or Cruise Name & Cruise Number)

SurveyID
text

The survey's identification number composed of a regional code and number (incremented from 1)

Date
date/time

Date (local)

Sighting
text

The sighting number. For some surveys the sighting numbers reset each day. For other surveys the sighting number incremented throughout the survey effort. Multispecies sightings have the same sighting number but each species is assigned a letter (e.g. a, b, c) and details are listed on a separate row. For most shipboard surveys the sighting number is the WINCRUZ number

SpeciesCode
number

Three number code assigned to each specific species

Species
text

Genus and species name

CommonName
text

the common name of the species

Effort
text

Did the sighting occur when the survey was On- or Off-effort

Cue
text

The event/object that was the cue for the sighting.

MixedSpecies
TEXT

Yes/No - were there multiple species interacting during the encounter?

TimeBegin
date/time

Time (local) of the start of the sighting.

TimeEnd
TIME

End time of the sighting

EEZ
text

Exclusive Economic Zone where the sighting occurred

Region
TEXT

Region within the EEZ where the sighting occurred. Regions defined by the Cetacean Research Program

Location
TEXT

Island or more specific location where the sighting occurred

BeginLat
number

Latitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = North, - = South) at the group

BeginLong
number

Longitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = East, - = West)

TotalMin
text

Group size estimate (minimum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.

TotalBest
text

Group size estimate (best). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.

TotalMax
text

Group size estimate (maximum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.

Behaviors
text

Comma-separated list of behaviors observed. n/a if no behaviors observed or recorded

Photos
number

Total number of photos taken during sighting

BiopsySamples
number

Number of biopsy samples collected

TagDeployments
text

tag type and Tag ID of satellite tags deployed

PermitNum
text

NMFS permit number under which data were collected

PSD_CRP_SmallBoat_Sightings_2006_to_FEB2018

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

The user is responsible for the results of any application of these data.

The NMFS permit number (listed within the dataset) under which the data were collected must be listed in any publications and/or other representations of these data.

Acknowledgement of NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center's Cetacean Research Program, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is requested.

No Child Items for this record.

Metadata Contact
Marie C Hill
marie.hill@noaa.gov
(808)725-5710

Time Frame 1
2006 - Present

The PIFSC CRP began conducting small-boat cetacean surveys in 2006. See specific surveys for details on time frames.

Title:	Small-boat Cetacean Surveys: Sightings
Status:	In Work
Abstract:	Detailed information about each cetacean sighting from small-boat surveys.

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	cetaceans
None	sightings

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

cetaceans

None

sightings

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	American Samoa EEZ
None	CNMI EEZ
None	Guam EEZ
None	Hawaii EEZ
None	Pacific Islands Region

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

American Samoa EEZ

None

CNMI EEZ

None

Guam EEZ

None

Hawaii EEZ

None

Pacific Islands Region

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus	Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None	small boat

Thesaurus

Keyword

UNCONTROLLED

None

small boat

Organization:	Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
City:	Honolulu
State/Province:	HI
Country:	USA
Location Description:	IRC 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176 Honolulu, HI 96818

Entity Type:	Spreadsheet
Active Version?:	Yes
Description:	This spreadsheet is held within a Microsoft Access Database that contains other related data associated with each specific survey.

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
100	Line	numeric	Line of record - order of data records
100	Project_CruiseID	TEXT	The small-boat project or ship survey Cruise ID (YYYY Project Name or Cruise Name & Cruise Number)
100	SurveyID	text	The survey's identification number composed of a regional code and number (incremented from 1)
100	Date	date/time	Date (local)
100	Sighting	text	The sighting number. For some surveys the sighting numbers reset each day. For other surveys the sighting number incremented throughout the survey effort. Multispecies sightings have the same sighting number but each species is assigned a letter (e.g. a, b, c) and details are listed on a separate row. For most shipboard surveys the sighting number is the WINCRUZ number
100	SpeciesCode	number	Three number code assigned to each specific species
100	Species	text	Genus and species name
100	CommonName	text	the common name of the species
100	Effort	text	Did the sighting occur when the survey was On- or Off-effort
100	Cue	text	The event/object that was the cue for the sighting.
100	MixedSpecies	TEXT	Yes/No - were there multiple species interacting during the encounter?
100	TimeBegin	date/time	Time (local) of the start of the sighting.
100	TimeEnd	TIME	End time of the sighting
100	EEZ	text	Exclusive Economic Zone where the sighting occurred
100	Region	TEXT	Region within the EEZ where the sighting occurred. Regions defined by the Cetacean Research Program
100	Location	TEXT	Island or more specific location where the sighting occurred
100	BeginLat	number	Latitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = North, - = South) at the group
100	BeginLong	number	Longitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = East, - = West)
100	TotalMin	text	Group size estimate (minimum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
100	TotalBest	text	Group size estimate (best). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
100	TotalMax	text	Group size estimate (maximum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
100	Behaviors	text	Comma-separated list of behaviors observed. n/a if no behaviors observed or recorded
100	Photos	number	Total number of photos taken during sighting
100	BiopsySamples	number	Number of biopsy samples collected
100	TagDeployments	text	tag type and Tag ID of satellite tags deployed
100	PermitNum	text	NMFS permit number under which data were collected

Name

Type

Description

100

Line

numeric

Line of record - order of data records

100

Project_CruiseID

TEXT

The small-boat project or ship survey Cruise ID (YYYY Project Name or Cruise Name & Cruise Number)

100

SurveyID

text

The survey's identification number composed of a regional code and number (incremented from 1)

100

Date

date/time

Date (local)

100

Sighting

text

100

SpeciesCode

number

Three number code assigned to each specific species

100

Species

text

Genus and species name

100

CommonName

text

the common name of the species

100

Effort

text

Did the sighting occur when the survey was On- or Off-effort

100

Cue

text

The event/object that was the cue for the sighting.

100

MixedSpecies

TEXT

Yes/No - were there multiple species interacting during the encounter?

100

TimeBegin

date/time

Time (local) of the start of the sighting.

100

TimeEnd

TIME

End time of the sighting

100

EEZ

text

Exclusive Economic Zone where the sighting occurred

100

Region

TEXT

Region within the EEZ where the sighting occurred. Regions defined by the Cetacean Research Program

100

Location

TEXT

Island or more specific location where the sighting occurred

100

BeginLat

number

Latitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = North, - = South) at the group

100

BeginLong

number

Longitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = East, - = West)

100

TotalMin

text

Group size estimate (minimum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.

100

TotalBest

text

Group size estimate (best). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.

100

TotalMax

text

Group size estimate (maximum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.

100

Behaviors

text

Comma-separated list of behaviors observed. n/a if no behaviors observed or recorded

100

Photos

number

Total number of photos taken during sighting

100

BiopsySamples

number

Number of biopsy samples collected

100

TagDeployments

text

tag type and Tag ID of satellite tags deployed

100

PermitNum

text

NMFS permit number under which data were collected

Attribute Details

Line

CC ID: 841925

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	numeric
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Line of record - order of data records

Project_CruiseID

CC ID: 838040

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The small-boat project or ship survey Cruise ID (YYYY Project Name or Cruise Name & Cruise Number)

SurveyID

CC ID: 98809

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	11
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The survey's identification number composed of a regional code and number (incremented from 1)
General Data Type:	ALPHANUMERIC
Display Example:	CNMI-000005

Date

CC ID: 98811

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	date/time
Max Length:	10
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Date (local)
General Data Type:	SHORT DATE
Display Example:	MM/DD/YYYY

Sighting

CC ID: 98810

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	4
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The sighting number. For some surveys the sighting numbers reset each day. For other surveys the sighting number incremented throughout the survey effort. Multispecies sightings have the same sighting number but each species is assigned a letter (e.g. a, b, c) and details are listed on a separate row. For most shipboard surveys the sighting number is the WINCRUZ number
General Data Type:	BYTE OR ALPHANUMERIC

SpeciesCode

CC ID: 98812

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	number
Max Length:	3
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Three number code assigned to each specific species
General Data Type:	INTEGER
Allowed Values:	002=Pantropical spotted dolphin(Stenella attenuata),003=Unid. Spinner dolphin subspecies(Stenella longirostris subsp.),013=Striped dolphin(Stenella coeruleoalba),015=Rough-toothed dolphin(Steno bredanensis),016=Long-beaked common dolphin(Delphinus capensis),017=Short-beaked common dolphin(Delphinus delphis),018=Bottlenose dolphin(Tursiops truncatus),021=Risso's dolphin(Grampus griseus),026=Fraser's dolphin(Lagenodelphis hosei),031=Melon-headed whale(Peponocephala electra),032=Pygmy killer whale(Feresa attenuata),033=False killer whale(Pseudorca crassidens),036=Short-finned pilot whale(Globicephala macrorhynchus),037=Killer whale(Orcinus orca),046=Sperm whale(Physeter macrocephalus),047=Pygmy sperm whale(Kogia breviceps),048=Dwarf sperm whale(Kogia sima),049=Unid. Beaked whale(Unid. Beaked whale),051=Mesoplodon beaked whale(Mesoplodon sp.),057=Ginko-toothed beaked whale(Mesoplodon ginkodens),059=Blainville's beaked whale(Mesoplodon densirostris),061=Cuvier's beaked whale(Ziphius cavirostris),063=Baird's beaked whale(Berardius bairdii),065=Longman's beaked whale(Indopacetus pacificus),066=North Pacific right whale(Eubalaena japonica),070=Unid. Rorqual(Unid. Rorqual),071=Minke whale(Balaenoptera acutorostrata),072=Bryde's whale(Balaenoptera edeni),073=Sei whale(Balaenoptera borealis),074=Fin whale(Balaenoptera physalus),075=Blue whale(Balaenoptera musculus),076=Humpback whale(Megaptera novaeangliae),077=Unid. Dolphin(Unid. Dolphin),078=Unid. small whale(Unid. small whale),079=Unid. large whale(Unid. large whale),080=Pygmy/dwarf sperm whale(Kogia sp.),096=Unid. Cetacean(Unid. Cetacean),098=Unid. Whale(Unid. Whale),099=Sei/Bryde's whale(B. borealis/edeni),102=Spinner dolphin(Stenella longirostris),105=Indo-Pacific bottlenose(Tursiops aduncas),177=Unid. small delphinid(Unid. small delphinid),277=Unid. medium delphinid(Unid. medium delphinid),377=Unid. large delphinid(Unid. large delphinid),CC=Loggerhead Sea turtle(Caretta Caretta),CM=Green sea turtle(Chelonia mydas),DC=Leatherback sea turtle(Dermochelys coriacea),EI=Hawksbill sea turtle(Eretmochelys imbricata),MS=Hawaiian monk seal(Monachus schauinslandi)

Species

CC ID: 98813

Seq. Order:	7
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	255
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Genus and species name
General Data Type:	TEXT

CommonName

CC ID: 98814

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	255
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	the common name of the species
General Data Type:	TEXT

Effort

CC ID: 98816

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	3
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Did the sighting occur when the survey was On- or Off-effort
General Data Type:	TEXT
Allowed Values:	ON, OFF

Cue

CC ID: 98817

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	255
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The event/object that was the cue for the sighting.
General Data Type:	TEXT
Allowed Values:	Birds, Splash, Marine Mammal Body, Ship, Other, Blow, Other Research Vessel, Fishing Vessel, Tour Boat, Splash/Blow/Fin, Unknown

MixedSpecies

CC ID: 838042

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Yes/No - were there multiple species interacting during the encounter?

TimeBegin

CC ID: 98818

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	date/time
Max Length:	5
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Time (local) of the start of the sighting.
General Data Type:	SHORT TIME
Display Example:	HH:MM

TimeEnd

CC ID: 838044

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	TIME
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	End time of the sighting

EEZ

CC ID: 98820

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	255
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Exclusive Economic Zone where the sighting occurred
General Data Type:	TEXT

Region

CC ID: 838041

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Region within the EEZ where the sighting occurred. Regions defined by the Cetacean Research Program

Location

CC ID: 838043

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	TEXT
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Island or more specific location where the sighting occurred
General Data Type:	TEXT

BeginLat

CC ID: 98822

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	number
Max Length:	9
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	7
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = North, - = South) at the group
General Data Type:	DECIMAL

BeginLong

CC ID: 98826

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	number
Max Length:	10
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Precision:	8
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude at the beginning of the sighting (+ = East, - = West)
General Data Type:	DECIMAL

TotalMin

CC ID: 98827

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	5
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Group size estimate (minimum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
General Data Type:	INTEGER OR TEXT

TotalBest

CC ID: 98828

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	5
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Group size estimate (best). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
General Data Type:	INTEGER OR TEXT

TotalMax

CC ID: 98829

Seq. Order:	21
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	5
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Group size estimate (maximum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
General Data Type:	INTEGER OR TEXT

Behaviors

CC ID: 98837

Seq. Order:	22
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	255
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Comma-separated list of behaviors observed. n/a if no behaviors observed or recorded
General Data Type:	TEXT

Photos

CC ID: 98815

Seq. Order:	23
Data Storage Type:	number
Max Length:	5
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Total number of photos taken during sighting
General Data Type:	INTEGER

BiopsySamples

CC ID: 98997

Seq. Order:	24
Data Storage Type:	number
Max Length:	3
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of biopsy samples collected
General Data Type:	BYTE

TagDeployments

CC ID: 98999

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	255
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Inactive
Description:	tag type and Tag ID of satellite tags deployed
General Data Type:	TEXT

PermitNum

CC ID: 99028

Seq. Order:	26
Data Storage Type:	text
Max Length:	25
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	NMFS permit number under which data were collected
General Data Type:	ALPHANUMERIC

Distributor

CC ID: 839296

Date Effective From:	2019
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization):	Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Address:	1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA
Email Address:	pifsc.info@noaa.gov
Phone:	808-725-5360
URL:	https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Business Hours:	8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 100034

Date Effective From:	2012-01-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person):	Hill, Marie C
Address:	1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA
Email Address:	marie.hill@noaa.gov
Phone:	(808)725-5710

Originator

CC ID: 100033

Date Effective From:	2006-02-01
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization):	Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Address:	1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu, HI 96818 USA
Email Address:	pifsc.info@noaa.gov
Phone:	808-725-5360
URL:	https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Business Hours:	8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Currentness Reference:	Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 100032

Time Frame Type:	Continuing
Start:	2006
Description:	The PIFSC CRP began conducting small-boat cetacean surveys in 2006. See specific surveys for details on time frames.

Security Class:	Unclassified
Data Access Policy:	None
Data Access Procedure:	None
Data Access Constraints:	None
Data Use Constraints:	The user is responsible for the results of any application of these data. The NMFS permit number (listed within the dataset) under which the data were collected must be listed in any publications and/or other representations of these data. Acknowledgement of NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center's Cetacean Research Program, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is requested.
Metadata Access Constraints:	None
Metadata Use Constraints:	None

Distribution 1

CC ID: 839295

Start Date:	2019
End Date:	Present
Download URL:	https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/xfer/PIFSC_PIRO_bulk_data_download_InPort_18415.tgz
Distributor:	Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) (2019 - Present)
File Name:	PSD_CRP_SmallBoat_Sightings_2006_to_FEB2018

Catalog Item ID:	18423
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:18423
Metadata Record Created By:	Marie C Hill
Metadata Record Created:	2013-02-13 18:33+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-10-20 02:17+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2015-12-11
Owner Org:	PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2015-12-11
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2016-12-11

Summary

Entity Information

Distribution Information

Child Items

Contact Information

Extents

Item Identification

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Spatial Keywords

Platform Keywords

Physical Location

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

Line

Project_CruiseID

SurveyID

Date

Sighting

SpeciesCode

Species

CommonName

Effort

Cue

MixedSpecies

TimeBegin

TimeEnd

EEZ

Region

Location

BeginLat

BeginLong

TotalMin

TotalBest

TotalMax

Behaviors

Photos

BiopsySamples

TagDeployments

PermitNum

Support Roles

Distributor

Metadata Contact

Originator

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

Access Information

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

Catalog Details