56128
WinCruz Sighting Records
Entity
Published / External
18141
Shipboard Cetacean Surveys- Visual Surveys- WinCruz Sighting Records
Data Set
In Work
Detailed information about each cetacean sighting from shipboard surveys.
Theme
Cetaceans
Theme
Shipboard Surveys
Theme
WinCruz Sightings
Spatial
American Samoa EEZ
Spatial
Guam and CNMI EEZ
Spatial
Hawaii EEZ
Spatial
High Seas
Spatial
Johnston EEZ
Spatial
Pacific Islands Region
Spatial
Palmyra and Kingman EEZ
Spatial
Wake EEZ
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Honolulu
HI
USA
IRC
1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176
Honolulu, HI 96818
Spreadsheet
Yes
This spreadsheet contains details about each sighting recorded during shipboard surveys conducted by PIFSC.
1
Line
numeric
No
No
Active
number of the data record
2
CruiseID
alphanumeric
255
No
No
Active
A combination of the cruise year (YYYY), cruise name (text), and cruise number assigned by the PIFSC (includes ship code, year (YY), and cruise number (##; incremented through the year)
3
Ship
TEXT
No
No
Active
Name of the ship.
4
Leg
TEXT
No
No
Active
If applicable (when there is more than 1 leg of a cruise). Otherwise n/a
5
SurveyID
text
11
Yes
No
Active
The survey's identification number composed of a ship survey code and number (incremented from 1)
OES1502_01
6
Date
date/time
10
Yes
No
Active
Date (local)
MM/DD/YYYY
7
WinCruz
text
4
Yes
No
Active
The WinCruz sighting number. The sighting number incremented throughout the survey effort. Multispecies sightings have the same sighting number but each species is assigned a letter (e.g. a, b, c) and details are listed on a separate row.
8
DailySighting
TEXT
No
No
Active
the sighting number on a particular day (starts at 1 each day and increments throughout the day)
9
SpeciesCode
number
3
Yes
No
Active
Three number code assigned to each specific species
002=Pantropical spotted dolphin(Stenella attenuata),003=Unid. Spinner dolphin subspecies(Stenella longirostris subsp.),013=Striped dolphin(Stenella coeruleoalba),015=Rough-toothed dolphin(Steno bredanensis),016=Long-beaked common dolphin(Delphinus capensis),017=Short-beaked common dolphin(Delphinus delphis),018=Bottlenose dolphin(Tursiops truncatus),021=Risso's dolphin(Grampus griseus),026=Fraser's dolphin(Lagenodelphis hosei),031=Melon-headed whale(Peponocephala electra),032=Pygmy killer whale(Feresa attenuata),033=False killer whale(Pseudorca crassidens),036=Short-finned pilot whale(Globicephala macrorhynchus),037=Killer whale(Orcinus orca),046=Sperm whale(Physeter macrocephalus),047=Pygmy sperm whale(Kogia breviceps),048=Dwarf sperm whale(Kogia sima),049=Unid. Beaked whale(Unid. Beaked whale),051=Mesoplodon beaked whale(Mesoplodon sp.),057=Ginko-toothed beaked whale(Mesoplodon ginkodens),059=Blainville's beaked whale(Mesoplodon densirostris),061=Cuvier's beaked whale(Ziphius cavirostris),063=Baird's beaked whale(Berardius bairdii),065=Longman's beaked whale(Indopacetus pacificus),066=North Pacific right whale(Eubalaena japonica),070=Unid. Rorqual(Unid. Rorqual),071=Minke whale(Balaenoptera acutorostrata),072=Bryde's whale(Balaenoptera edeni),073=Sei whale(Balaenoptera borealis),074=Fin whale(Balaenoptera physalus),075=Blue whale(Balaenoptera musculus),076=Humpback whale(Megaptera novaeangliae),077=Unid. Dolphin(Unid. Dolphin),078=Unid. small whale(Unid. small whale),079=Unid. large whale(Unid. large whale),080=Pygmy/dwarf sperm whale(Kogia sp.),096=Unid. Cetacean(Unid. Cetacean),098=Unid. Whale(Unid. Whale),099=Sei/Bryde's whale(B. borealis/edeni),102=Spinner dolphin(Stenella longirostris),105=Indo-Pacific bottlenose(Tursiops aduncas),177=Unid. small delphinid(Unid. small delphinid),277=Unid. medium delphinid(Unid. medium delphinid),377=Unid. large delphinid(Unid. large delphinid),CC=Loggerhead Sea turtle(Caretta Caretta),CM=Green sea turtle(Chelonia mydas),DC=Leatherback sea turtle(Dermochelys coriacea),EI=Hawksbill sea turtle(Eretmochelys imbricata),MS=Hawaiian monk seal(Monachus schauinslandi)
10
Species
text
255
Yes
No
Active
Genus and species name
11
CommonName
text
255
Yes
No
Active
The common name of the species
12
EffortType
text
3
Yes
No
Active
Did the sighting occur when the survey effort was systematic (S), non-systematic (N), fine-scale (F), or off (O)
ON, OFF
13
Cue
text
255
Yes
No
Active
The event/object that was the cue for the sighting.
Birds, Splash, Marine Mammal Body, Ship, Other, Blow, Other Research Vessel, Fishing Vessel, Tour Boat, Splash/Blow/Fin, Unknown
14
MixedSpecies
TEXT
No
No
Active
Were there mutiple species present and interacting during the sighting? Yes, No, or Unk
15
TimeBegin
date/time
5
Yes
No
Active
Time (local) of the start of the sighting.
HH:MM
16
EEZ
text
No
No
Active
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) where the sighting was located (Hawaii, Guam/CNMI, American Samoa, Johnston, Wake, Palmyra/Kingman, High Seas, West Coast
17
Region
text
No
No
Active
PIFSC-defined region within the EEZ
18
ShipBeginLat
number
9
Yes
No
7
Active
Latitude of the ship at the beginning of the sighting (+ = North, - = South)
19
ShipBeginLong
number
10
Yes
No
8
Active
Longitude of the ship at the beginning of the sighting (+ = East, - = West)
20
TotalBest
text
5
Yes
No
Active
Group size estimate (best). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
21
TotalHigh
text
5
Yes
No
Active
Group size estimate (maximum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
22
TotalLow
text
5
Yes
No
Active
Group size estimate (minimum). If no estimate was made "n/a" entered.
23
Behavior
text
255
No
No
Active
Comma-separated list of behaviors observed. n/a if no behaviors observed or recorded
24
TotalPhotos
number
No
No
Active
Total number of photos taken during sighting and includes those taken from the ship and the small boat if it was launched.
25
ShipBiopsySamples
number
3
No
No
Active
Number of biopsy samples collected from the ship
26
SmallBoatLaunch
TEXT
No
No
Active
Yes or No - was the small boat launched during the encounter?
27
SmallBoatBiopsySamples
numeric
No
No
Active
the number of biopsy samples collected when the small boat was launched.
28
Permit
text
25
Yes
No
Active
NMFS permit number under which data were collected
Distributor
2019
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
pifsc.info@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5360
https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage
Online Resource
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Metadata Contact
2012-01-01
Person
Hill, Marie C
marie.hill@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
(808)725-5710
Originator
2006-02-01
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
pifsc.info@noaa.gov
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5360
https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage
Online Resource
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ground Condition
Continuing
2006
The PIFSC CRP began conducting ship-based cetacean surveys in 2006. See specific surveys for details on time frames.
Unclassified
None
None
None
The user is responsible for the results of any application of these data.
The NMFS permit number (listed within the dataset) under which the data were collected must be listed in any publications and/or other representations of these data.
Acknowledgement of NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center's Cetacean Research Program, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is requested.
None
None
2019
https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/xfer/PIFSC_PIRO_bulk_data_download_InPort_18141.tgz
2019
Organization
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PSD_CRP_WinCruz_Sightings_2006_to_2017
csv (comma-separated values)
CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:56128
Marie Hill
2019-04-25T15:22:27
SysAdmin InPortAdmin
2023-10-17T16:12:18
2019-05-05
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
PIFSC
1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu
HI
96818
USA
808-725-5300
http://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
1001
Public
No
2019-05-05
1 Year
2020-05-05