26504
Southeast Gulf of Mexico Sperm Whale Study
Data Set
Published / External
25872
Southeast Gulf of Mexico Sperm Whale Study
Project
In Work
Large vessel surveys were conducted during the summers of 2012 and 2014 in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico north of the Dry Tortugas. Data were collected on the abundance and spatial distribution of sperm whales and other marine mammals in this region. Satellite telemetry tags were deployed on sperm whales occupying these waters to examine residency and movement patterns. This aggregation of sperm whales may be distinct from those occupying the rest of the northern Gulf of Mexico and are associated with unique physical oceanographic features in this area. These data were used to evaluate the residency and habitat use patterns of this aggregation of sperm whales.
To evaluate the occurrence and habitat of sperm whales in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico.
Research cruises were conducted in the summer of 2012 (GU-12-02) and 2014 (GU-14-04) to examine the distribution, abundance, and habitats of sperm whales in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Data include visual survey, passive and active acoustics, sampl
Platform
Gordon Gunter
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Miami
FL
USA
Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center
Data Set
Table (digital)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Data Steward
2012
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
2012
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
2012
Person
Mullin, Keith D
keith.d.mullin@noaa.gov
3209 Frederic St.
Pascagoula
MS
39568
228-549-1632
228-769-9200
Contact by email preferred.
Point of Contact
2012
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
-88.5
-81
28
23.8
Gulf Of Mexico
Range
2012
2014
Unclassified
The data is available from a public web server by following the link in the URL field.
None
Visual sightings are reviewed by lead observers and the field party chief at sea to verify species identifications and group size counts. Effort and sightings data from digital records are reviewed post-survey and compared to field notes and error logs. Corrected survey effort shapefiles are visually reviewed and verified.
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
Trackline, visual sightings, and passive acoustic data are collected using at-sea data collection programs. Field notes are recorded by observers and written onto paper datasheets which are then key entered into digital databases.
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2015-08-17T17:27:09
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:11:11
2021-04-29
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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2022-04-29