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Summary

Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Bottlenose dolphin age structure and growth in the Mississippi Sound region of the Gulf of Mexico, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26468.
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Abstract

Teeth were collected from bottlenose dolphins that stranded within the north-central Gulf of Mexico between 1986-2003. These teeth were sectioned and growth rings were used to estimate the age of individual animals, and these estimates were used to develop sex-specific growth curves. These curves can be used to estimate the age of stranded animals based upon their observed length and provide insight into the demographics and population dynamics of bottlenose dolphins in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico.

Distribution Information

No Distributions available.

Access Constraints:

None

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Lance Garrison
Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov
305-361-4488

Metadata Contact
Keith D Mullin
keith.d.mullin@noaa.gov
228-549-1632

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-98° W, -80.5° E, 31° N, 24.5° S

Gulf Of Mexico

Time Frame 1
1986 - 2003

Item Identification

Title: Bottlenose dolphin age structure and growth in the Mississippi Sound region of the Gulf of Mexico
Status: In Work
Abstract:

Teeth were collected from bottlenose dolphins that stranded within the north-central Gulf of Mexico between 1986-2003. These teeth were sectioned and growth rings were used to estimate the age of individual animals, and these estimates were used to develop sex-specific growth curves. These curves can be used to estimate the age of stranded animals based upon their observed length and provide insight into the demographics and population dynamics of bottlenose dolphins in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico.

Purpose:

To develop length-age relationships for Gulf of Mexico bottlenose dolphins.

Notes:

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Physical Location

Organization: Southeast Fisheries Science Center
City: Miami
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Location Description:

Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 278179
Date Effective From: 1986
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
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distributor

CC ID: 283781
Date Effective From: 1986
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 278181
Date Effective From: 1986
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mullin, Keith D
Address: 3209 Frederic St.
Pascagoula, MS 39568
Email Address: keith.d.mullin@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-549-1632
Fax: 228-769-9200
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 278182
Date Effective From: 1986
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
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 278185
W° Bound: -98
E° Bound: -80.5
N° Bound: 31
S° Bound: 24.5
Description

Gulf Of Mexico

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 278184
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 1986
End: 2003

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

The data will be available from a public web server once an access methodology has been developed.

Data Access Constraints:

None

Data Quality

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Field records on the date, location, and size of stranded animals were reviewed and verified within electronic databases. Methods for age determination and subsequent analysis were peer-reviewed upon publication in a scientific journal.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: 0
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: No
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: 365
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed:

N/A

Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: To Be Determined
If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain:

The archival process is currently under development.

Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: 365
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

The data resides on a secure government network requiring multi-factor authentication for network access.

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Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 283787
Description:

Data on individual animals and samples are collected by local stranding network members and entered into the national database. These records are reviewed and verified against submitted paper records. Data on estimated ages are collected using standardized methods.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 26468
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26468
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2015-08-17 10:44+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+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