Small-boat Cetacean Surveys: Sightings
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Summary
Detailed information about each cetacean sighting from small-boat surveys.
DescriptionThis spreadsheet is held within a Microsoft Access Database that contains other related data associated with each specific survey.
Entity Information
Entity Type
Spreadsheet
Data Attribute / Type | Description |
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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 |
Distribution Information
None
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.
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Metadata Contact
Marie C Hill
marie.hill@noaa.gov
(808)725-5710
Extents
2006 - Present
The PIFSC CRP began conducting small-boat cetacean surveys in 2006. See specific surveys for details on time frames.
Item Identification
Title: | Small-boat Cetacean Surveys: Sightings |
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Status: | In Work |
Abstract: |
Detailed information about each cetacean sighting from small-boat surveys. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | cetaceans |
None | sightings |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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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 |
Physical Location
Organization: | Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center |
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City: | Honolulu |
State/Province: | HI |
Country: | USA |
Location Description: |
IRC 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176 Honolulu, HI 96818 |
Entity Information
Entity Type: | Spreadsheet |
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Active Version?: | Yes |
Description: |
This spreadsheet is held within a Microsoft Access Database that contains other related data associated with each specific survey. |
Data Attributes
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 |
Attribute Details
Line
Seq. Order: | 1 |
---|---|
Data Storage Type: | numeric |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
Line of record - order of data records |
Project_CruiseID
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Seq. Order: | 13 |
---|---|
Data Storage Type: | TIME |
Required: | No |
Primary Key: | No |
Status: | Active |
Description: |
End time of the sighting |
EEZ
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 |
Support Roles
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2019 |
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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
Date Effective From: | 2012-01-01 |
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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
Date Effective From: | 2006-02-01 |
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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. |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
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Start: | 2006 |
Description: |
The PIFSC CRP began conducting small-boat cetacean surveys in 2006. See specific surveys for details on time frames. |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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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 Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2019 |
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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 Details
Catalog Item ID: | 18423 |
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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 |