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Gulf of Mexico sperm whale photo-ID catalog

Project (PRJ)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25900  |  Updated: March 4, 2026  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Support Roles
Extents
Child Items
Catalog Details

Summary

Description

These data document the presence of individual sperm whales in the Northern Gulf of Mexico across multiple years.

Purpose

To examine residency patterns of sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Child Items

Type Title
Data Set Gulf of Mexico sperm whale photo-ID catalog

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Keith D Mullin
ORCID: 0000-0002-4094-9718
keith.d.mullin@noaa.gov
228-549-1632

Extents

Time Frame 1
1994 - Present

Item Identification

Title: Gulf of Mexico sperm whale photo-ID catalog
Status: In Work
Abstract:

These data document the presence of individual sperm whales in the Northern Gulf of Mexico across multiple years.
Purpose:

To examine residency patterns of sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None photographs
None sperm whale

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 1994-present

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 209819
Date Effective From: 1994
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Garrison, Lance
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Dr
Miami, FL 33149
Email Address: Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4488
Fax: 305-361-4478
Business Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT

Point of Contact

CC ID: 209820
Date Effective From: 1994
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mullin, Keith D
Address: 3209 Frederic St.
Pascagoula, MS 39568
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4094-9718
Email Address: keith.d.mullin@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-549-1632
Fax: 228-769-9200

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 209818
Time Frame Type: Continuing
Start: 1994

Child Items

Rubric scores updated every 15m

Rubric Score Type Title
57
Data Set Gulf of Mexico sperm whale photo-ID catalog

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 25900
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:25900
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2015-07-13 05:46+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2026-03-04 19:17+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-04-29
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-04-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-04-29