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Opportunistic Sightings of Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Along the Southeast Florida Coast and Florida Bay, 1992 - 1997.
NOAA Tech Memo 435.pdf (Bottlenose Dolphin)
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Aerial Survey of Vessel Usage and Marine Animal Occurrence between Ft. Pierce and Key West Florida, 1992-2004
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The bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, is the most common cetacean species found in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys and in Florida Bay. Opportunistic sightings from aerial surveys provide rough estimates of the relative abundance of bottlenose dolphin in these waters. These surveys have been conducted along the southeast Florida coast since September 1992 to document vessel usage in the Keys and since March 1995 to census bird populations in the Florida Bay. Sightings of 1,851 bottlenose dolphins occurred in 109 surveys from inception through December 1997. Herd sizes, seasonality, and encounter rates were compared between the two areas, as well as with previous studies in nearby areas. The total number of bottlenose dolphins per survey was 18.57 (range 0 - 116) in Florida Keys nearshore waters and 13.47 (range 0 - 49) in Florida Bay. Mean herd size was 6.06 dolphins (range 1 -36) in Florida Keys nearshore waters versus 3.03 dolphins (range 1 - 18) in Florida Bay. Seasonality had no effect on numbers observed in either area. Encounter rates were higher in Florida Keys nearshore waters (0.12 per nautical mile) than in Florida Bay (0.04 per nautical mile), suggesting that bottlenose dolphins may be more abundant in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys than in Florida Bay
To provided Opportunistic Sightings of Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops
truncatus, Along the Southeast Florida Coast and Florida Bay,
1992 - 1997.
Cited as :
McClellan, D. B., J. A . Browder, J. L. Tobias, G. J. Konoval, M . D. Hear on, O. Bass, and J. Osborne. 2000. Opportunistic Sightings of Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Along the Southeast Florida Coast and Florida Bay, 1992 - 1997. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-435. 18 pp.
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A2 - Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
AB - The bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, is the most common cetacean species found in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys and in Florida Bay. Opportunistic sightings from aerial surveys provide rough estimates of the relative abundance of bottlenose dolphin in these waters. These surveys have been conducted along the southeast Florida coast since September 1992 to document vessel usage in the Keys and since March 1995 to census bird populations in t he Florida Bay. Sightings of 1,851 bottlenose dolphins occurred in 109 surveys from inception through December 1997. Herd sizes, seasonality, and encounter rates were compared between the two areas, as well as with previous studies in nearby areas. The total number of bottlenose dolphins per survey was 18.57 (range 0 - 116) in Florida Keys nearshore waters and 13.47 (rang e 0 - 49) in Florida Bay. Mean herd size was 6.06 dolphins (range 1 -36) in Florida Keys nearshore waters versus 3.03 dolphins (range 1 - 18) in Florida Bay. Seasonality had no effect on numbers observed in either area. Encounter rates were higher in Florida Keys nearshore waters (0.12 per nautical mile) than i n Florida Bay (0.04 per nautical mile), suggesting that bottlenose dolphins may be more abundant in nearshore waters of the Florida Keys than in Florida Bay.
AB - D. B. McClellan, J. A . Browder, J. L. Tobias, G. J. Konoval, M. D. Hearon, O. Bass, and J. Osborne AB - "April 2000."
AB - Also available online in PDF format.
AB - Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-8).
AU - McClellan, David B.
AU - Browder, Joan
AU - Tobias, James L.
AU - Konoval, George J.
AU - Heron, M. D.
AU - Bass, Oron L. (Oron Lamar)
AU - Osborne, J.
AN - noaa:8460
KW - Bottlenose dolphin
KW - Geographical distribution
KW - Bottlenose dolphin
KW - Geographical distribution
PY - 2000
T3 - NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 435
TI - Opportunistic sightings of bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, along the southeast Florida coast and Florida Bay, 1992-1997
M3 - Technical Memorandum UR - https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/8460 ER -
Theme
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biota
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Numeric Data Sets > Biology
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Fish > Fishing
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Mammals
Theme
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Marine Biology > Marine Reptiles > Turtles
Theme
Taxonomic_Keyword
Dolphin > Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus).
Theme
aerial survey
Theme
marine animals occurrences
Theme
vessel usage
Temporal
1992-1997
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Florida Keys (24N081W0007)
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COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > St. Lucie County > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0002)
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OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida
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CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Florida Keys (24N081W0007)
Spatial
CoRIS Place Thesaurus
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Oculina Deepwater Reef (27N080W0002)
Spatial
Biscayne National Park
Spatial
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Spatial
Oculina Bank
Spatial
Pennekamp State Park
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