25877
GoM Estuarine Bottlenose Dolphin Photo-identification studies
Data Set
Published / External
25881
GoM Estuarine Bottlenose Dolphin Photo-identification studies
Project
In Work
These data sets include a compilation of small vessel based studies of bottlenose dolphins that reside within Mississippi Sound and nearshore coastal waters. The data consist primarily of photo-identification studies that use natural markings on animal dorsal fins to identify individuals over time. Surveys consist of line transects aboard small boats with concentrated effort to collect photographs of individuals. These photographs are reviewed to identify and catalog individual animals. In addition, several targeted studies have been conducted within this program to collect tissue biopsy samples for genetic and contaminant analyses. These data are used to examine demographic structure and population dynamics of the Mississippi Sound stock of bottlenose dolphins.
To examine residency patterns of bottlenose dolphins in Mississippi Sound.
Small boat based photo-identifcation studies of bottlenose dolphins in various estuaries of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, with a focus on Mississippi Sound. Some of these data are incorporated into the Natural Resources Damage Assessment associated with
Theme
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Tursiops truncatus
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Miami
FL
USA
Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center
Data Set
Table (digital)
Digital camera
NOAA Small Vessel
N/A
Data Steward
1995
Person
Garrison, Lance
Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Dr
Miami
FL
33149
305-361-4488
305-361-4478
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT
Contact by email preferred.
Distributor
1995
Organization
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
SEFSC
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
(305)361-5761
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
About SEFSC
Online Resource
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
Metadata Contact
1995
Person
Sinclair, Carrie
carrie.sinclair@noaa.gov
3209 Frederic St.
Pascagoula
MS
39568
228-549-1606
228-769-9200
Contact by email preferred.
Point of Contact
1995
Person
Garrison, Lance
Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Dr
Miami
FL
33149
305-361-4488
305-361-4478
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT
Contact by email preferred.
Ground Condition
-89.5
-88.1
30.4
30
Gulf Of Mexico
Continuing
1995
Unclassified
The data will be available from a public web server once an access methodology has been developed.
None
Visual sightings and effort data are reviewed and verified by field leads after each survey day. Identifications of individual animals are reviewed and verified by multiple individuals using tools within the FinBase database system. Key entered data are verified by comparison to written data sheets.
No
0
No
No
No
365
N/A
To Be Determined
365
The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access.
1
Data are collected on paper data sheets in the field which are then key-entered into database systems. Collected photographs are are reviewed and individual dolphins are identified and compared to previous images of individuals within the catalog. These identifications are then reviewed and verified.
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Southeast Fisheries Science Center
SEFSC
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
(305)361-5761
www.sefsc.noaa.gov
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
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