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Abstract

Table of marine mammal sightings

Description

Behavioral Observations Table

Entity Information

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Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
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
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
time
time
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) date-time during data recording.
eventdate
time
Local date-time during data recording.
sightingNumber
numeric
The unique identifier for the marine mammal sighting
recordedByID
character
Numeric code (observer codes) and 1st and last name initials for each observer
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).
scientificName
character
The scientific name of the marine mammal sighted.
vernacularName
character
The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.
platformLatitude
Numeric
The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording.
platformLongitude
Numeric
The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording
photographs
Character
If photographic files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
video
character
If video files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
biopsySampleAttempted
character
If biopsy sampling was attempted on animals present during the sighting.
biopsySampleTaken
character
If one or more biopsy samples were collected from animals present during the sighting.
calvesPresence
character
If at least one calf
calvesAttributes
character
Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as calves.
individualCountCalves
character
Minimum number of calves observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.
neonatePresence
character
If at least one neonate
neonateAttributes
character
Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as neonate.
individualCountNeonate
character
Minimum number of neonates observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.
biteScarPresence
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.
remoraPresence
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.
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.
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.
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.
vesselManeuver
character
If the vessel maneuvered from the original course to approach the sighting.
vesselApproach
character
If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)
behaviorChange
behaviorChange
If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)
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.
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.
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.
behaviorResponse
character
Subjective evaluation of the observer in relation to the overall sighting's behavioral response to the vessel.
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.
behaviorChangeFormation
numeric
If behaviorInitialShape changed during the observation of the sighting. See also dwc:behavior.
behaviornewFormation
character
Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.
multipleSpecies
character
Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.
behaviorMultipleSpecies
character
Composition of the sighting if more than one cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified) was observed.
behaviorMultipleSpeciesRemarks
character
Comments or notes about the sighting with multiple cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified).
sightingRemarks
character
sightingRemarks
taxonRemarks
Character
Comments or notes on the features used by the observer for species or lowest level taxonomic rank identification.
fishPresence
character
If fish were associated with the sighting.
fishIdentification
character
Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the fish associated with the sighting. If applicable.
fishIdentificationVerificationStatus
character
If fishIdentification performed, extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct.
birdPresence
character
If birds were associated with the sighting.
birdIdentification
character
Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the bird(s) associated with the sighting. If applicable. See also dwc:Identification
birdIdentificationVerificationStatus
character
If birdIdentification performed
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
relatedProjectProgram
character
Official project and/or program under which the survey was conducted (e.g. AMAPPS, GoMMAPPS). If applicable.
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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National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
(301) 713-3277

Item Identification

Title: NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_MMSights_BehObs_20211130.csv
Short Name: Behavioral Observations
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Table of marine mammal sightings

Purpose:

Main goal is to provide sighting’s attributes, behavioral observations and remarks

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Behavioral Observations Table

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
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
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
time time Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) date-time during data recording.
100
eventdate time Local date-time during data recording.
100
sightingNumber numeric The unique identifier for the marine mammal sighting
100
recordedByID character Numeric code (observer codes) and 1st and last name initials for each observer
100
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
scientificName character The scientific name of the marine mammal sighted.
100
vernacularName character The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.
100
platformLatitude Numeric The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording.
100
platformLongitude Numeric The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording
100
photographs Character If photographic files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
100
video character If video files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
100
biopsySampleAttempted character If biopsy sampling was attempted on animals present during the sighting.
100
biopsySampleTaken character If one or more biopsy samples were collected from animals present during the sighting.
100
calvesPresence character If at least one calf
100
calvesAttributes character Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as calves.
100
individualCountCalves character Minimum number of calves observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.
100
neonatePresence character If at least one neonate
100
neonateAttributes character Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as neonate.
100
individualCountNeonate character Minimum number of neonates observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.
100
biteScarPresence 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
remoraPresence 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
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
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
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
vesselManeuver character If the vessel maneuvered from the original course to approach the sighting.
100
vesselApproach character If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)
100
behaviorChange behaviorChange If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)
100
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
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
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
behaviorResponse character Subjective evaluation of the observer in relation to the overall sighting's behavioral response to the vessel.
100
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
behaviorChangeFormation numeric If behaviorInitialShape changed during the observation of the sighting. See also dwc:behavior.
100
behaviornewFormation character Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.
100
multipleSpecies character Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.
100
behaviorMultipleSpecies character Composition of the sighting if more than one cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified) was observed.
100
behaviorMultipleSpeciesRemarks character Comments or notes about the sighting with multiple cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified).
100
sightingRemarks character sightingRemarks
100
taxonRemarks Character Comments or notes on the features used by the observer for species or lowest level taxonomic rank identification.
100
fishPresence character If fish were associated with the sighting.
100
fishIdentification character Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the fish associated with the sighting. If applicable.
100
fishIdentificationVerificationStatus character If fishIdentification performed, extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct.
100
birdPresence character If birds were associated with the sighting.
100
birdIdentification character Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the bird(s) associated with the sighting. If applicable. See also dwc:Identification
100
birdIdentificationVerificationStatus character If birdIdentification performed
100
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
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
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
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
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
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
relatedProjectProgram character Official project and/or program under which the survey was conducted (e.g. AMAPPS, GoMMAPPS). If applicable.
100
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.

Attribute Details

surveyEventID

CC ID: 1114950
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 6
Min Length: 6
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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

Derivation:

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

eventID

CC ID: 1114924
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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

time

CC ID: 1114952
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: time
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) date-time during data recording.

Format Mask: YYYY-MM-DDHH24:MN:SS

eventdate

CC ID: 1114925
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: time
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Local date-time during data recording.

Format Mask: YYYY-MM-DDHH24:MN:SS

sightingNumber

CC ID: 1114948
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: numeric
Max Length: 4
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The unique identifier for the marine mammal sighting

recordedByID

CC ID: 1114943
Seq. Order: 53
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 7
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Numeric code (observer codes) and 1st and last name initials for each observer

onEffort

CC ID: 1114936
Seq. Order: 57
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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).

Allowed Values: Y,N

scientificName

CC ID: 1114947
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 80
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The scientific name of the marine mammal sighted.

vernacularName

CC ID: 1114954
Seq. Order: 65
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.

platformLatitude

CC ID: 1114940
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording.

Unit of Measure: degrees latitude

platformLongitude

CC ID: 1114941
Seq. Order: 71
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording

Unit of Measure: Degrees Longitude

photographs

CC ID: 1114938
Seq. Order: 72
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If photographic files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.

video

CC ID: 1114957
Seq. Order: 74
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If video files from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.

biopsySampleAttempted

CC ID: 1114916
Seq. Order: 76
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If biopsy sampling was attempted on animals present during the sighting.

biopsySampleTaken

CC ID: 1114917
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If one or more biopsy samples were collected from animals present during the sighting.

calvesPresence

CC ID: 1114923
Seq. Order: 83
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 5
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If at least one calf

calvesAttributes

CC ID: 1114922
Seq. Order: 86
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 120
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as calves.

individualCountCalves

CC ID: 1114931
Seq. Order: 89
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Minimum number of calves observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.

Null Value: NA
Null Value Meaning:

not applicable

neonatePresence

CC ID: 1114935
Seq. Order: 92
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 5
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If at least one neonate

neonateAttributes

CC ID: 1114934
Seq. Order: 95
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 80
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Attributes used by the observer to determine animals present during the sighting as neonate.

individualCountNeonate

CC ID: 1114932
Seq. Order: 98
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Minimum number of neonates observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.

biteScarPresence

CC ID: 1114921
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

Allowed Values: 0 = no 1 = yes 2 = could not be determined

remoraPresence

CC ID: 1114945
Seq. Order: 102
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If one or more fish, generally referred to as 'remora', were observed attached to the body of at least one animal during the sighting.

Allowed Values: 0=no, 1=yes, 2=could not be determined

behaviorInitial1

CC ID: 1114905
Seq. Order: 105
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

behaviorInitial2

CC ID: 1114906
Seq. Order: 108
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

behaviorInitial3

CC ID: 1114907
Seq. Order: 112
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

vesselManeuver

CC ID: 1114956
Seq. Order: 115
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If the vessel maneuvered from the original course to approach the sighting.

Allowed Values: 0=no, 1=yes, 2=could not be determined

vesselApproach

CC ID: 1114955
Seq. Order: 118
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)

behaviorChange

CC ID: 1114903
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: behaviorChange
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If vesselManeuver=-1 (yes)

behaviorNew1

CC ID: 1114911
Seq. Order: 122
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

behaviorNew2

CC ID: 1114912
Seq. Order: 124
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

behaviorNew3

CC ID: 1114913
Seq. Order: 126
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

behaviorResponse

CC ID: 1114914
Seq. Order: 128
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Subjective evaluation of the observer in relation to the overall sighting's behavioral response to the vessel.

behaviorInitialFormation

CC ID: 1114908
Seq. Order: 132
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals at the first moment the sighting was observed. See also dwc:behavior.

behaviorChangeFormation

CC ID: 1114904
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If behaviorInitialShape changed during the observation of the sighting. See also dwc:behavior.

behaviornewFormation

CC ID: 1114915
Seq. Order: 143
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.

multipleSpecies

CC ID: 1114933
Seq. Order: 145
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.

behaviorMultipleSpecies

CC ID: 1114909
Seq. Order: 148
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Composition of the sighting if more than one cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified) was observed.

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

behaviorMultipleSpeciesRemarks

CC ID: 1114910
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 120
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Comments or notes about the sighting with multiple cetacean species (or lowest level taxonomic rank identified).

sightingRemarks

CC ID: 1114949
Seq. Order: 155
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

sightingRemarks

taxonRemarks

CC ID: 1114951
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Comments or notes on the features used by the observer for species or lowest level taxonomic rank identification.

fishPresence

CC ID: 1114928
Seq. Order: 162
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If fish were associated with the sighting.

fishIdentification

CC ID: 1114926
Seq. Order: 164
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 70
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the fish associated with the sighting. If applicable.

fishIdentificationVerificationStatus

CC ID: 1114927
Seq. Order: 166
Data Storage Type: character
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If fishIdentification performed, extent to which the taxonomic identification has been verified to be correct.

birdPresence

CC ID: 1114920
Seq. Order: 168
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If birds were associated with the sighting.

birdIdentification

CC ID: 1114918
Seq. Order: 171
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 60
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Taxon (if identified) or characteristics observed of the bird(s) associated with the sighting. If applicable. See also dwc:Identification

birdIdentificationVerificationStatus

CC ID: 1114919
Seq. Order: 173
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 20
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

If birdIdentification performed

typeVLTS

CC ID: 1114953
Seq. Order: 200
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

platformVLTS

CC ID: 1114942
Seq. Order: 210
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 1
Min Length: 1
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
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”.

geodeticDatum

CC ID: 1114929
Seq. Order: 220
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimal Latitude and decimal Longitude as based.

higherInstitutionCode

CC ID: 1114930
Seq. Order: 230
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

permitnumber

CC ID: 1114937
Seq. Order: 235
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 120
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
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.

platformAttributes

CC ID: 1114939
Seq. Order: 240
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

relatedProjectProgram

CC ID: 1114944
Seq. Order: 250
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 100
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Official project and/or program under which the survey was conducted (e.g. AMAPPS, GoMMAPPS). If applicable.

samplingProtocol

CC ID: 1114946
Seq. Order: 270
Data Storage Type: character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

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.

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 1114958
Date Effective From: 2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1114959
Start Date: 2021
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0244002/1.1/data/0-data/PC1805_NCEI_DataPackage/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_VisualSightingData/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_VisualSightingData/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_MMSights_BehObs_20211130.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2021 - Present)
File Name: NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_MMSights_BehObs_20211130.csv
Description:

Behavioral observations table

File Date/Time: 2021-12-10 15:41:00
File Type (Deprecated): .csv
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
File Size: 198K
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 66119
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66119
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2021-12-21 22:28+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-09-23
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-12-21
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-12-21