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NEFSC Metadata Library > Resource Evaluation and Assessment Division > Protected Species Branch > Survey Data >

Visual Sighting Surveys

Data Set (DS)  |  Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23306  |  Updated: June 1, 2023  |  Published / External 
Short Citation:
Full Citation Examples
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Visual Sighting Surveys, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/23306.

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
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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

CC ID: 225950
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:

email

Distributor

CC ID: 225953
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:

email

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 225951
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:

email

Point of Contact

CC ID: 225952
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:

email

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 225954
W° Bound: -82
E° Bound: -58
N° Bound: 46
S° Bound: 25

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 225949
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

CC ID: 736991
Download URL: https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/READ/PSB/23306
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

CC ID: 736962
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/107
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Aerial Survey - Experimental 2002

URL 2

CC ID: 736963
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/109
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1995

URL 3

CC ID: 736964
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/111
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Survey 1991

URL 4

CC ID: 736965
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/113
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1998

URL 5

CC ID: 736966
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1233
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2011

URL 6

CC ID: 736967
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1243
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2011

URL 7

CC ID: 736968
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1245
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Fall 2012

URL 8

CC ID: 736969
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1247
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2012

URL 9

CC ID: 736970
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1249
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2010

URL 10

CC ID: 736971
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1269
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2011

URL 11

CC ID: 736972
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1271
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2013

URL 12

CC ID: 736973
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1377
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Spring 2014

URL 13

CC ID: 736974
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1379
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2014

URL 14

CC ID: 736975
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1381
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2014

URL 15

CC ID: 736976
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1676
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2016

URL 16

CC ID: 736977
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1678
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016

URL 17

CC ID: 736978
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/288
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Harbor Porpoise 1991

URL 18

CC ID: 736979
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/290
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part II)

URL 19

CC ID: 736980
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/292
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Deepwater Marine Mammal 2002

URL 20

CC ID: 736981
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/294
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC 1995 pe9502

URL 21

CC ID: 736982
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/296
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC 1995 pe9501

URL 22

CC ID: 736983
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/300
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC 1999 aj9902

URL 23

CC ID: 736984
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/302
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

Harbor Porpoise Survey 1992 (AJ92-01)

URL 24

CC ID: 736985
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/396
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Abundance Survey

URL 25

CC ID: 736986
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/398
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Aerial Circle-Back Abundance Survey 2004

URL 26

CC ID: 736987
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/56
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part I)

URL 27

CC ID: 736988
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/58
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Survey 1997

URL 28

CC ID: 736989
URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/60
Name: OBIS Seamap
Description:

NEFSC Survey 1998 1

URL 29

CC ID: 736990
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.

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.

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