Visual Sighting Surveys
Data Set (DS) | Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23306 | Updated: June 1, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Visual Sighting Surveys, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23306.
Full Citation Examples
The PSB conducts regular aerial and shipboard surveys and records sightings of marine mammals, turtles and seabirds.
Distribution Information
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Sightings Data:
HB1103sightOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2011(Distribution 10)
HB1303SIGHTOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2013 (Distribution 11)
HB1603sightOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016 (Distribution 15)
Effort Data:
HB1103effortOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2011(Distribution 10)
HB1303effortOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2013 (Distribution 11)
HB1603EFFORTOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016 (Distribution 15)
Input data for GAM models:
Chavez-Rosales et al input data GAM.csv
Data for GAM modeling:
spring 2010-13 AMAPPS.csv
spring 2014-7 AMAPPS. csv
summer 2010-13 AMAPPS.csv
summer 2014-17 AMAPPS.csv
fall 2010-13 AMAPPS.csv
fall 2014-17 AMAPPS.csv
winter 2010-13 AMAPPS.csv
winter 2014-17 AMAPPS.csv
Data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access.
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | Effort Data |
Entity | Environmental predictors of habitat suitability and occurrence of cetaceans in the western North Atlantic Ocean |
Entity | Sightings Data |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Elizabeth Josephson
elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
508-495-2362
Metadata Contact
Elizabeth Josephson
elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
508-495-2362
Extents
-82° W,
-58° E,
46° N,
25° S
1990 - Present
Item Identification
Title: | Visual Sighting Surveys |
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Short Name: | Visual Sighting Surveys |
Status: | Completed |
Abstract: |
The PSB conducts regular aerial and shipboard surveys and records sightings of marine mammals, turtles and seabirds. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | line transect |
Physical Location
Organization: | NEFSC Woods Hole Lab |
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City: | Woods Hole |
State/Province: | MA |
Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Set Type: | Oracle Database |
Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Josephson, Elizabeth |
Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
Email Address: | elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 508-495-2362 |
Contact Instructions: |
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Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Josephson, Elizabeth |
Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
Email Address: | elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 508-495-2362 |
Contact Instructions: |
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Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Josephson, Elizabeth |
Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
Email Address: | elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 508-495-2362 |
Contact Instructions: |
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Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 2014 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Josephson, Elizabeth |
Address: |
166 Water Street Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026 USA |
Email Address: | elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 508-495-2362 |
Contact Instructions: |
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Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -82 | |
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E° Bound: | -58 | |
N° Bound: | 46 | |
S° Bound: | 25 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
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Start: | 1990 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Procedure: |
email point of contact |
Data Access Constraints: |
Data is stored on an internal NEFSC network, the requester may not have direct access to query the data unless they are also authorized for network access. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/READ/PSB/23306 |
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Distributor: | |
Description: |
Sightings Data: HB1103sightOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2011(Distribution 10) HB1303SIGHTOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2013 (Distribution 11) HB1603sightOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016 (Distribution 15) Effort Data: HB1103effortOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2011(Distribution 10) HB1303effortOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2013 (Distribution 11) HB1603EFFORTOBISVLTS.xlsx - AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016 (Distribution 15) Input data for GAM models: Chavez-Rosales et al input data GAM.csv Data for GAM modeling: spring 2010-13 AMAPPS.csv spring 2014-7 AMAPPS. csv summer 2010-13 AMAPPS.csv summer 2014-17 AMAPPS.csv fall 2010-13 AMAPPS.csv fall 2014-17 AMAPPS.csv winter 2010-13 AMAPPS.csv winter 2014-17 AMAPPS.csv |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/107 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Experimental 2002 |
URL 2
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/109 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1995 |
URL 3
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/111 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Survey 1991 |
URL 4
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/113 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1998 |
URL 5
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1233 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2011 |
URL 6
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1243 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2011 |
URL 7
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1245 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Fall 2012 |
URL 8
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1247 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2012 |
URL 9
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1249 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2010 |
URL 10
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1269 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2011 |
URL 11
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1271 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2013 |
URL 12
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1377 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Spring 2014 |
URL 13
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1379 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2014 |
URL 14
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1381 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2014 |
URL 15
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1676 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2016 |
URL 16
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1678 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016 |
URL 17
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/288 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Harbor Porpoise 1991 |
URL 18
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/290 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part II) |
URL 19
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/292 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Deepwater Marine Mammal 2002 |
URL 20
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/294 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC 1995 pe9502 |
URL 21
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/296 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC 1995 pe9501 |
URL 22
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/300 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC 1999 aj9902 |
URL 23
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/302 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
Harbor Porpoise Survey 1992 (AJ92-01) |
URL 24
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/396 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Abundance Survey |
URL 25
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/398 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Aerial Circle-Back Abundance Survey 2004 |
URL 26
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/56 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part I) |
URL 27
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/58 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Survey 1997 |
URL 28
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/60 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Survey 1998 1 |
URL 29
URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/62 |
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Name: | OBIS Seamap |
Description: |
NEFSC Survey 1998 2 |
Data Quality
Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Data are edited both by observers in the field and by editors during post-processing. Sightings and effort positions are mapped for visual inspection. |
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Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | Yes |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | several months |
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
QA/QC |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
At present, local archiving is sufficient. |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | several months |
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
Data are stored on NEFSC servers witch are routinely backed up, with offsite storage of backups. Raw data stored in unaltered as well as edited forms. |
Lineage
Lineage Statement: |
Data are collected during aerial or shipboard surveys and, after editing and quality control checks, entered to Oracle database. |
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Child Items
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Type | Title |
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Entity | Effort Data | |
Entity | Environmental predictors of habitat suitability and occurrence of cetaceans in the western North Atlantic Ocean | |
Entity | Sightings Data |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 23306 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23306 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Elizabeth Josephson |
Metadata Record Created: | 2015-02-23 15:53+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Elizabeth Josephson |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-06-01 20:16+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2016-04-21 |
Owner Org: | NEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2016-04-21 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2017-04-21 |