3739
Biscayne Bay Dolphin Photo ID System
Project
Published / External
25869
Marine Mammals Miami
Project
In Work
It has been shown through a variety of photo-identification studies that populations of bottlenose dolphin inhabit the various embayments along the coast of Florida.
Knowledge of population stock structure is critical to developing management plans and understanding how stressors impact individual populations.
Researchers have found that photo-identification is one of the best ways to study populations of bottlenose dolphin in near shore environments. Unlike aerial and ship-board surveys, individual dolphins can be identified and tracked temporally and spatially, giving investigators a more comprehensive picture of population stock structure
The bottlenose dolphin is a heterogenous species found throughout temperate and tropical waters. In past years, aerial surveys, photo-identification studies, and, more recently, genetic studies have begun to divide this worldwide species into population stocks. In 1998, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reported to the Marine Mammal Commission that there appears to be at least four discrete population stocks of bottlenose dolphin in the U.S. Atlantic waters:
a nearshore migratory population that migrates seasonally between North Carolina and northern Florida; year-round resident populations in coastal embayments; an offshore population inhabiting deep water; and an intermixing resident and migratory population that overlap seasonally.
Dolphin sighting surveys are conducted by boat. Environmental conditions are recorded and linked back to sightings of individuals, which are identified by photos, which are also stored in an Oracle database.
Theme
Dolphins
Theme
beaufort wind codes
Theme
bottlenose dolphin
Theme
environmental data
Theme
photographs
Theme
protective species
Theme
wind speed
Spatial
Biscayne Bay
Spatial
Florida
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Miami
FL
USA
Program
Yes
MMPA
Federal
Electronic
Point of Contact
2000-01-01
Person
Contillo, Joeseph
joseph.contillo@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149-1003
305-361-4588
305-361-4478
Photos cover dolphins in Florida from Port Everglades through Florida Bay and the lower Keys.
Continuing
1990-01-01
Unclassified
To fishery Scientists and other qualified researchers upon request.
Contact someone who has one of the support roles
NOAA Data Quality Act Documentation and Pre-Dissemination guidelines
Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by inaccuracies in these data, or as a result of these data being used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does distribution constitute any such warranty
none
none
Oracle database
7802
Data Set
Biscayne Bay Dolphin Photo ID System
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:3739
Lee Weinberger
2007-03-20T08:12:18
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2022-08-09T17:10:58
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
1001
Public
No
2021-04-29
1 Year
2022-04-29