Visual Sighting Surveys

Northeast Fisheries Science Center
Data Set (DS) | ID: 23306 | Published / External
Created: 2015-02-23   |   Last Modified: 2023-06-01

Parent: Survey Data
Project (PRJ) | ID: 23294

ID: 23306
Data Set (DS)

* Discovery
• First Pass
» Metadata Rubric

Item Identification

* » Title Visual Sighting Surveys
Short Name Visual Sighting Surveys
* Status Completed
Creation Date  
Revision Date  
• Publication Date  
* » Abstract

The PSB conducts regular aerial and shipboard surveys and records sightings of marine mammals, turtles and seabirds.

* Purpose
Notes
Other Citation Details
• Supplemental Information
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)  
DOI Registration Authority  
DOI Issue Date  

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
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Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
   
   
   

* Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
   
   
   

Stratum Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
   
   
   

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
   
   
   

Platform Keywords

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Physical Location

• » Organization NEFSC Woods Hole Lab
• » City Woods Hole
• » State/Province MA
• Country USA
• » Location Description

Data Set Information

* Data Set Scope Code Data Set
• Data Set Type Oracle Database
• Maintenance Frequency As Needed
Maintenance Note
» Data Presentation Form Table (digital)
• Entity Attribute Overview
Entity Attribute Detail Citation
Entity Attribute Detail URL  
Distribution Liability
Data Set Credit  

Support Roles

» At least one Distributor Org, one Metadata Contact, one Point of Contact, and one Data Steward should be listed.
* » Support Role Data Steward
* » Date Effective From 2014
Date Effective To
Person Josephson, Elizabeth
Address 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Email Address elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Phone 508-495-2362
Fax  
Mobile  
URL  
Business Hours  
Contact Instructions

email
* » Support Role Distributor
* » Date Effective From 2014
Date Effective To
Person Josephson, Elizabeth
Address 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Email Address elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Phone 508-495-2362
Fax  
Mobile  
URL  
Business Hours  
Contact Instructions

email
* » Support Role Metadata Contact
* » Date Effective From 2014
Date Effective To
Person Josephson, Elizabeth
Address 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Email Address elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Phone 508-495-2362
Fax  
Mobile  
URL  
Business Hours  
Contact Instructions

email
* » Support Role Point of Contact
* » Date Effective From 2014
Date Effective To
Person Josephson, Elizabeth
Address 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Email Address elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Phone 508-495-2362
Fax  
Mobile  
URL  
Business Hours  
Contact Instructions

email
* » Support Role
* » Date Effective From
Date Effective To
* » Contact
* Contact Instructions
* » Support Role
* » Date Effective From
Date Effective To
* » Contact
* Contact Instructions
* » Support Role
* » Date Effective From
Date Effective To
* » Contact
* Contact Instructions

Extents

Currentness Reference Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Description

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

* » W° Bound -82
* » E° Bound -58
* » N° Bound 46
* » S° Bound 25
* » Description

Extent Group 1 / Vertical Extent

EPSG Code
Vertical Minimum
Vertical Maximum

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

* » Time Frame Type Continuing
* » Start 1990
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Description

Spatial Information

Spatial Resolution

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Equivalent Scale Denominator  
Level of Detail Description  
 

Spatial Representation

Grid Representation Used?  
Vector Representation Used?  
Text / Table Representation Used?  
TIN Representation Used?  
Stereo Model Representation Used?  
Video Representation Used?  

Grid Representation

Dimension Count
Cell Geometry
Transformation Parameter Available?  

Axis Dimension
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Size
Resolution
Resolution Units
Resolution Type
Description

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Size
Resolution
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Resolution Type
Description

Vector Representation

Topology Level
Complex Object Present?  
Complex Object Count
Composite Object Present?  
Composite Object Count
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Curve Object Count
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Point Object Count
Solid Object Present?  
Solid Object Count
Surface Object Present?  
Surface Object Count

Reference Systems

Reference System

EPSG Code

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Reference Meridian

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Access Information

Data License  
Data License URL  
Data License Statement
* » Security Class Unclassified
* Security Classification System
Security Handling Description
• Data Access Policy
» 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.
• Data Use Constraints
Metadata Access Constraints
Metadata Use Constraints

Distribution Information

Start Date  
» Download URL https://console.cloud.google.com/storage/browser/nmfs_odp_nefsc/PARR/READ/PSB/23306
Distributor
File Name  
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
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Description
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Archive Information

Location
File Identifier
File Name
URL
Description
DOI
Archive Date
Archive Update Frequency
Location
File Identifier
File Name
URL
Description
DOI
Archive Date
Archive Update Frequency
Location
File Identifier
File Name
URL
Description
DOI
Archive Date
Archive Update Frequency

URLs

URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/107
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Aerial Survey - Experimental 2002
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/109
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1995
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/111
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Survey 1991
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/113
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Aerial Survey - Summer 1998
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1233
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2011
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1243
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2011
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1245
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Fall 2012
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1247
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2012
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1249
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2010
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1269
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2011
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1271
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2013
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1377
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Spring 2014
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1379
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2014
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1381
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Winter 2014
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1676
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Summer 2016
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1678
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

AMAPPS Northeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/288
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Harbor Porpoise 1991
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/290
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part II)
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/292
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Deepwater Marine Mammal 2002
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/294
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC 1995 pe9502
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/296
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC 1995 pe9501
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/300
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC 1999 aj9902
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/302
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

Harbor Porpoise Survey 1992 (AJ92-01)
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/396
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Abundance Survey
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/398
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Aerial Circle-Back Abundance Survey 2004
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/56
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC 1995 AJ9501 (Part I)
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/58
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Survey 1997
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/60
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Survey 1998 1
URL http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/62
Name OBIS Seamap
URL Type  
File Resource Format  
Description

NEFSC Survey 1998 2
URL
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URL Type
File Resource Format
Description
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Name
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Description
URL
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Description

Activity Log

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Issues

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Technical Environment

Description  
 

Data Quality

Representativeness
Accuracy
Analytical Accuracy
Horizontal Positional Accuracy
Vertical Positional Accuracy
Quantitation Limits
Bias
Comparability
Completeness Measure
Precision
Analytical Precision
Field Precision
Sensitivity
Detection Limit
Completeness Report
Conceptual Consistency
» 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
» If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate  
» 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.

Sources

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Process Steps

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» Description
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Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument Unavailable Reason  
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Docucomp UUID
Instrument / Gear
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Description
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Platforms

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FAQs

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Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Score Type Title
  Entity (ENT) Effort Data
  Entity (ENT) Environmental predictors of habitat suitability and occurrence of cetaceans in the western North Atlantic Ocean
  Entity (ENT) Sightings Data
     
     
     

Related Items

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID 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 Workflow State Published / External
Metadata Last Review Date 2016-04-21
Metadata Review Frequency 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date 2017-04-21
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