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, 2024: 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | line transect |
Physical Location
| Organization: | NEFSC Woods Hole Lab |
|---|---|
| City: | Woods Hole |
| State/Province: | MA |
| Country: | USA |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Data Set Type: | Oracle Database |
| Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
| Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
| Date Effective From: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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: |
|
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| 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: |
|
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -82 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | -58 | |
| N° Bound: | 46 | |
| S° Bound: | 25 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
|---|---|
| Start: | 1990 |
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Experimental 2002 |
URL 2
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/109 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1995 |
URL 3
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/111 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Survey 1991 |
URL 4
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/113 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1998 |
URL 5
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1233 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2011 |
URL 6
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1243 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2011 |
URL 7
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1245 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Fall 2012 |
URL 8
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1247 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2012 |
URL 9
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1249 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2010 |
URL 10
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1269 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2011 |
URL 11
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1271 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2013 |
URL 12
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1377 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Spring 2014 |
URL 13
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1379 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2014 |
URL 14
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1381 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2014 |
URL 15
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1676 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2016 |
URL 16
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1678 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016 |
URL 17
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/288 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Harbor Porpoise 1991 |
URL 18
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/290 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part II) |
URL 19
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/292 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Deepwater Marine Mammal 2002 |
URL 20
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/294 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC 1995 pe9502 |
URL 21
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/296 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC 1995 pe9501 |
URL 22
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/300 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC 1999 aj9902 |
URL 23
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/302 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
Harbor Porpoise Survey 1992 (AJ92-01) |
URL 24
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/396 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Abundance Survey |
URL 25
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/398 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Aerial Circle-Back Abundance Survey 2004 |
URL 26
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/56 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part I) |
URL 27
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/58 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Survey 1997 |
URL 28
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/60 |
|---|---|
| Name: | OBIS Seamap |
| Description: |
NEFSC Survey 1998 1 |
URL 29
| URL: | http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/62 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |