NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_MMSights_BehObs_20211001.csv

Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Entity (ENT) | ID: 65430 | Published / External
Created: 2021-09-09   |   Last Modified: 2024-10-03

Parent: Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico, January through March 2018, GoMMAPPS survey (GU1801)
Data Set (DS) | ID: 65428

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Table of marine mammal sightings
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Main goal is to provide sighting’s attributes, behavioral observations and remarks

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Behavioral Observations Table
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Score Req'd? PKey? » Name Data Storage Type Description
100 Yes No surveyEventID Character Unique identifier to a survey (vessel or aircraft based) event. For vessel survey: composed of the vessel's acronym followed by a 2-digit survey year and a 2-digit consecutive mission-number on that vessel (a.k.a cruise code). Cruise name / Cruise Number
100 Yes No eventID numeric Unique numeric identifier for each survey effort point recorded at regular time intervals. For vessel surveys: approximately every 30 seconds. For aerial surveys: approximately every 10 seconds. This is the indexing number that allows each marine mammal sighting, non-mammal occurence and cue to be linked to the effort points. See also dwc:eventID
100 Yes No time time Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) date-time during data recording.
100 Yes No eventdate time Local date-time during data recording.
100 Yes No sightingNumber numeric The unique identifier for the marine mammal sighting
100 Yes No recordedByID character Numeric code (observer codes) and 1st and last name initials for each observer
100 Yes No onEffort character Effort status designating if observers were on effort (e.g. observers actively scanning for marine mammals through the big eye binoculars with the vessel steadily cruising on the trackline) or off effort (e.g. observers searching naked eyed, whenever the ship was maneuvering and turning onto a new trackline, if other operations were taking place, during bad weather and whenever observers were not actively searching for cetaceans through the big eyes) at the moment of data recording. Y=Yes (on effort), N=No (off effort). For vessel survey: #1=vessel's Flying Bridge, #2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck).
100 Yes No scientificName character The scientific name of the marine mammal sighted.
100 Yes No vernacularName character The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.
100 Yes No platformLatitude Numeric The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording.
100 Yes No platformLongitude Numeric The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording
100 Yes No photographs Character If photographic files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
100 Yes No video character If video files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
100 Yes No biopsySampleAttempted character If biopsy sampling was attempted on animals present during the sighting.
100 Yes No biopsySampleTaken character If one or more biopsy samples were collected from animals present during the sighting.
100 Yes No calvesPresence character If at least one calf
100 Yes No calvesAttributes character Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as calves.
100 Yes No individualCountCalves character Minimum number of calves observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.
100 Yes No neonatePresence character If at least one neonate
100 Yes No neonateAttributes character Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as neonate.
100 Yes No individualCountNeonate character Minimum number of neonates observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.
100 Yes No CookieCutter character If one or more fresh bites and/or scars presumably caused by cookie-cutter sharks was observed on at least one animal on the sighting.
100 Yes No remoras character If one or more fish, generally referred to as 'remora', were observed attached to the body of at least one animal during the sighting.
100 Yes No behaviorInitial1 character Overall behavior(s) displayed by the animal(s) at the first moment the sighting was observed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.
100 Yes No behaviorInitial2 character Overall behavior(s) displayed by the animal(s) at the first moment the sighting was observed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.
100 Yes No behaviorInitial3 character Overall behavior(s) displayed by the animal(s) at the first moment the sighting was observed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.
100 Yes No vesselManeuver character If the vessel maneuvered from the original course to approach the sighting.
100 Yes No vesselApproach character If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)
100 Yes No behaviorChange behaviorChange If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)
100 Yes No behaviorNew1 character Subsequent overall behaviors displayed by the animal(s) as observation of the sighting progressed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.
100 Yes No behaviorNew2 character Subsequent overall behaviors displayed by the animal(s) as observation of the sighting progressed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.
100 Yes No behaviorNew3 character Subsequent overall behaviors displayed by the animal(s) as observation of the sighting progressed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.
100 Yes No behaviorResponse character Subjective evaluation of the observer in relation to the overall sighting's behavioral response to the vessel.
100 Yes No behaviorInitialFormation character Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals at the first moment the sighting was observed. See also dwc:behavior.
100 Yes No behaviorChangeFormation numeric If behaviorInitialShape changed during the observation of the sighting. See also dwc:behavior.
100 Yes No behaviornewFormation character Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.
100 Yes No multipleSpecies character Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.
100 Yes No MixedMamSpe character Composition of the sighting if more than one cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified) was observed.
100 Yes No behaviorMultipleSpeciesRemarks character Comments or notes about the sighting with multiple cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified).
100 Yes No sightingRemarks character sightingRemarks
100 Yes No taxonRemarks Character Comments or notes on the features used by the observer for species or lowest level taxonomic rank identification.
100 Yes No fishPresence character If fish were associated with the sighting.
100 Yes No fishIdentification character Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the fish associated with the sighting. If applicable.
100 No No fishIdentificationVerificationStatus character If fishIdentification performed, extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct.
100 Yes No birdPresence character If birds were associated with the sighting.
100 Yes No birdIdentification character Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the bird(s) associated with the sighting. If applicable. See also dwc:Identification
100 Yes No birdIdentificationVerificationStatus character If birdIdentification performed
100 Yes No typeVLTS character One-character string to flag only the initial sighting records which can be used in density and abundance estimation. Opportunistic and subsequent sighting records can be included in the dataset, but these are easily identified from this term for exclusion from abundance and density modeling. The fixed vocabulary terms are: F = first observation sighting on transect, O = opportunistic sighting, S = subsequent sighting either on or off transect, Null = for position-only records or non-VLTS datasets.
100 Yes No platformVLTS character One-character string to flag survey platform type for visual line transect surveys. For aerial surveys: All records flagged “A” For boat-based surveys: All records flagged “B”.
100 Yes No geodeticDatum character The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimal Latitude and decimal Longitude as based.
100 Yes No higherInstitutionCode Character Institution codes, in the form of abbreviated institution names, separated by semicolons, that define the hierarchy of institutions within which the data originator operates. Includes the originating institution as the lowest level (rightmost) code.
100 Yes No permitnumber character Research permit number issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) for research activities on marine mammals.
100 Yes No platformAttributes character Model, name and/or other proper characteristics of the platform where the survey was conducted. For vessel: e.g. NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter, NOAA Ship Pisces. For aerial survey: e.g. NOAA De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter.
100 Yes No relatedProjectProgram character Official project and/or program under which the survey was conducted (e.g. AMAPPS, GoMMAPPS). If applicable.
100 Yes No samplingProtocol character The names of, references to, or descriptions of the methods or protocols used during an Event. Public URL to survey and/or cruise reports if available.

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Attribute Name surveyEventID
Seq. Order 10
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Max Length 6
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Unique identifier to a survey (vessel or aircraft based) event. For vessel survey: composed of the vessel's acronym followed by a 2-digit survey year and a 2-digit consecutive mission-number on that vessel (a.k.a cruise code).

Cruise name / Cruise Number
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Made up of a combination of

a two character Boat Abbreviation : GU = Gordon Gunther

a two digit year: 18 for 2018

a two digit cruise number: 01 for first cruise of the year
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Attribute Name eventID
Seq. Order 20
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Unique numeric identifier for each survey effort point recorded at regular time intervals. For vessel surveys: approximately every 30 seconds. For aerial surveys: approximately every 10 seconds. This is the indexing number that allows each marine mammal sighting, non-mammal occurence and cue to be linked to the effort points. See also dwc:eventID
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Attribute Name time
Seq. Order 30
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Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) date-time during data recording.
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Attribute Name eventdate
Seq. Order 40
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Local date-time during data recording.
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Attribute Name sightingNumber
Seq. Order 50
Data Storage Type numeric
Max Length 4
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The unique identifier for the marine mammal sighting
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Attribute Name recordedByID
Seq. Order 53
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Max Length 7
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Numeric code (observer codes) and 1st and last name initials for each observer
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Attribute Name onEffort
Seq. Order 57
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Max Length 1
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Effort status designating if observers were on effort (e.g. observers actively scanning for marine mammals through the big eye binoculars with the vessel steadily cruising on the trackline) or off effort (e.g. observers searching naked eyed, whenever the ship was maneuvering and turning onto a new trackline, if other operations were taking place, during bad weather and whenever observers were not actively searching for cetaceans through the big eyes) at the moment of data recording. Y=Yes (on effort), N=No (off effort). For vessel survey: #1=vessel's Flying Bridge, #2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck).
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Attribute Name scientificName
Seq. Order 60
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Max Length 80
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The scientific name of the marine mammal sighted.

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Attribute Name vernacularName
Seq. Order 65
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The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.

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Attribute Name platformLatitude
Seq. Order 70
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The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording.

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Unit of Measure degrees latitude
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Attribute Name platformLongitude
Seq. Order 71
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The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording
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Unit of Measure Degrees Longitude
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Attribute Name photographs
Seq. Order 72
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Max Length 20
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Required Yes
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If photographic files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
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Attribute Name video
Seq. Order 74
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Max Length 20
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Required Yes
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If video files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
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Attribute Name biopsySampleAttempted
Seq. Order 76
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Max Length 20
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If biopsy sampling was attempted on animals present during the sighting.
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Attribute Name biopsySampleTaken
Seq. Order 80
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Max Length 20
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If one or more biopsy samples were collected from animals present during the sighting.
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Attribute Name calvesPresence
Seq. Order 83
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Max Length 5
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Required Yes
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If at least one calf
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Attribute Name calvesAttributes
Seq. Order 86
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Max Length 120
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Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as calves.
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Attribute Name individualCountCalves
Seq. Order 89
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Minimum number of calves observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.

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not applicable
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Attribute Name neonatePresence
Seq. Order 92
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Max Length 5
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If at least one neonate
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Attribute Name neonateAttributes
Seq. Order 95
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 80
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Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as neonate.
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Attribute Name individualCountNeonate
Seq. Order 98
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Minimum number of neonates observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.

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Attribute Name CookieCutter
Seq. Order 100
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 1
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Required Yes
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If one or more fresh bites and/or scars presumably caused by cookie-cutter sharks was observed on at least one animal on the sighting.
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Attribute Name remoras
Seq. Order 102
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If one or more fish, generally referred to as 'remora', were observed attached to the body of at least one animal during the sighting.
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Attribute Name behaviorInitial1
Seq. Order 105
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 20
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Required Yes
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Overall behavior(s) displayed by the animal(s) at the first moment the sighting was observed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.

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Attribute Name behaviorInitial2
Seq. Order 108
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 20
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Required Yes
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Overall behavior(s) displayed by the animal(s) at the first moment the sighting was observed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.

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Attribute Name behaviorInitial3
Seq. Order 112
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Max Length 20
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Required Yes
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Overall behavior(s) displayed by the animal(s) at the first moment the sighting was observed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.

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Attribute Name vesselManeuver
Seq. Order 115
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If the vessel maneuvered from the original course to approach the sighting.
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Attribute Name vesselApproach
Seq. Order 118
Data Storage Type character
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If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)
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Attribute Name behaviorChange
Seq. Order 120
Data Storage Type behaviorChange
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If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)
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Attribute Name behaviorNew1
Seq. Order 122
Data Storage Type character
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Subsequent overall behaviors displayed by the animal(s) as observation of the sighting progressed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.

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Attribute Name behaviorNew2
Seq. Order 124
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Subsequent overall behaviors displayed by the animal(s) as observation of the sighting progressed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.

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Attribute Name behaviorNew3
Seq. Order 126
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Subsequent overall behaviors displayed by the animal(s) as observation of the sighting progressed. Different numbers (#) on the column heading are unique identifiers for each column and do not imply order.

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Attribute Name behaviorResponse
Seq. Order 128
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Subjective evaluation of the observer in relation to the overall sighting's behavioral response to the vessel.

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Attribute Name behaviorInitialFormation
Seq. Order 132
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Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals at the first moment the sighting was observed. See also dwc:behavior.
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Attribute Name behaviorChangeFormation
Seq. Order 140
Data Storage Type numeric
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If behaviorInitialShape changed during the observation of the sighting. See also dwc:behavior.
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Attribute Name behaviornewFormation
Seq. Order 143
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Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.

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Attribute Name multipleSpecies
Seq. Order 145
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Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.

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Attribute Name MixedMamSpe
Seq. Order 148
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Max Length 1
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Composition of the sighting if more than one cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified) was observed.
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Allowed Values 0 =n/a (single species sighting) 1 = mixed (species Inter spaces with each othet) 2 = single species subgroup (species formed discrete subgroups) 3 = both mixed and single species subgroups (some individuals from one species interspaced with individuals of other species, while other individuals formed discreet single species subgroups) 4 = other 5 = could not be determined
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Attribute Name behaviorMultipleSpeciesRemarks
Seq. Order 150
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Max Length 120
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Required Yes
Primary Key No
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Comments or notes about the sighting with multiple cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified).

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Attribute Name sightingRemarks
Seq. Order 155
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sightingRemarks
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Attribute Name taxonRemarks
Seq. Order 160
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Comments or notes on the features used by the observer for species or lowest level taxonomic rank identification.
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Attribute Name fishPresence
Seq. Order 162
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Max Length 20
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Required Yes
Primary Key No
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If fish were associated with the sighting.
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Attribute Name fishIdentification
Seq. Order 164
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 70
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Required Yes
Primary Key No
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Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the fish associated with the sighting. If applicable.

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Attribute Name fishIdentificationVerificationStatus
Seq. Order 166
Data Storage Type character
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Required No
Primary Key No
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If fishIdentification performed, extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct.

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Attribute Name birdPresence
Seq. Order 168
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 20
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Required Yes
Primary Key No
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Status Active
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If birds were associated with the sighting.
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Attribute Name birdIdentification
Seq. Order 171
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 60
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Required Yes
Primary Key No
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Status Active
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Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the bird(s) associated with the sighting. If applicable. See also dwc:Identification
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Attribute Name birdIdentificationVerificationStatus
Seq. Order 173
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 20
Min Length  
Required Yes
Primary Key No
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Status Active
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If birdIdentification performed
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Attribute Name typeVLTS
Seq. Order 200
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Required Yes
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One-character string to flag only the initial sighting records which can be used in density and abundance estimation. Opportunistic and subsequent sighting records can be included in the dataset, but these are easily identified from this term for exclusion from abundance and density modeling. The fixed vocabulary terms are: F = first observation sighting on transect, O = opportunistic sighting, S = subsequent sighting either on or off transect, Null = for position-only records or non-VLTS datasets.
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Attribute Name platformVLTS
Seq. Order 210
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 1
Min Length 1
Required Yes
Primary Key No
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Status Active
Description

One-character string to flag survey platform type for visual line transect surveys. For aerial surveys: All records flagged “A” For boat-based surveys: All records flagged “B”.
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Attribute Name geodeticDatum
Seq. Order 220
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Required Yes
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The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimal Latitude and decimal Longitude as based.
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Attribute Name higherInstitutionCode
Seq. Order 230
Data Storage Type Character
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Required Yes
Primary Key No
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Status Active
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Institution codes, in the form of abbreviated institution names, separated by semicolons, that define the hierarchy of institutions within which the data originator operates. Includes the originating institution as the lowest level (rightmost) code.
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Attribute Name permitnumber
Seq. Order 235
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 120
Min Length  
Required Yes
Primary Key No
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Status Active
Description

Research permit number issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) for research activities on marine mammals.

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Attribute Name platformAttributes
Seq. Order 240
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Required Yes
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Model, name and/or other proper characteristics of the platform where the survey was conducted. For vessel: e.g. NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter, NOAA Ship Pisces. For aerial survey: e.g. NOAA De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter.
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Attribute Name relatedProjectProgram
Seq. Order 250
Data Storage Type character
Max Length 100
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Required Yes
Primary Key No
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Status Active
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Official project and/or program under which the survey was conducted (e.g. AMAPPS, GoMMAPPS). If applicable.
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Attribute Name samplingProtocol
Seq. Order 270
Data Storage Type character
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Required Yes
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The names of, references to, or descriptions of the methods or protocols used during an Event. Public URL to survey and/or cruise reports if available.
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* » Support Role Distributor
* » Date Effective From 2021
Date Effective To
Organization NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
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* » Contact
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Distribution Information

Start Date 2021
End Date Present
» Download URL https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0241032/1.1/data/0-data/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_NCEI_DataPackage/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_VisualSightingData/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_MMSights_BehObs_20211001.csv
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File Name NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_MMSights_BehObs_20211001.csv
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Behavioral observations table
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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID 65430
Metadata Record Created By Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created 2021-09-09 10:46+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By SysAdmin InPortAdmin
» Metadata Record Last Modified 2024-10-03 18:16+0000
Metadata Record Published 2022-09-23
Owner Org SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status Published Externally
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Metadata Last Review Date 2021-10-13
Metadata Review Frequency 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date 2022-10-13
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