NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_PC1805_MMGroupSizes_20211130.csv

Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Entity (ENT) | ID: 66122 | Published / External
Created: 2021-12-22   |   Last Modified: 2024-10-03

Parent: Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship PISCES in the Gulf of Mexico from 2018-08-12 to 2018-10-05 (NCEI Accession 0244002)
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Short Name Group Sizes
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• Publication Date 2021-12
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Group size estimations for marine mammal sightings;

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Main goal is to provide values estimated by observers

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Group size estimations for marine mammal sightings
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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 sightingNumber numeric The numeric identifier to the cetacean sighting
100 Yes No scientificName character The full scientific name or lowest level taxonomic rank that could be determined for the sighting. See also dwc:scientificName
100 Yes No vernacularName character The common or vernacular name for the species or lowest level taxonomic rank that could be determined for the sighting.
100 Yes No recordedBy numeric Numeric code for each observer
100 Yes No observersCountsMin Numeric Value estimated by the observer to reflect the minimum number of animals in the sighting.
100 Yes No observersCountsBest Numeric Value estimated by the observer to reflect the most accurate number of animals in the sighting
100 Yes No observersCountsMax Numeric Value estimated by the observer to reflect the maximum number of animals in the sighting.
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 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 The permit number which gives authority /permission for collection of the marine mammal data.
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
Min Length 6
Required Yes
Primary Key No
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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 sightingNumber
Seq. Order 20
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The numeric identifier to the cetacean sighting
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Attribute Name scientificName
Seq. Order 30
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The full scientific name or lowest level taxonomic rank that could be determined for the sighting. See also dwc:scientificName
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Attribute Name vernacularName
Seq. Order 40
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The common or vernacular name for the species or lowest level taxonomic rank that could be determined for the sighting.
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Attribute Name recordedBy
Seq. Order 50
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Max Length 4
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Numeric code for each observer
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Attribute Name observersCountsMin
Seq. Order 60
Data Storage Type Numeric
Max Length 3
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Required Yes
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Value estimated by the observer to reflect the minimum number of animals in the sighting.

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Attribute Name observersCountsBest
Seq. Order 65
Data Storage Type Numeric
Max Length 2
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Required Yes
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Value estimated by the observer to reflect the most accurate number of animals in the sighting
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Attribute Name observersCountsMax
Seq. Order 70
Data Storage Type Numeric
Max Length 3
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Required Yes
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Value estimated by the observer to reflect the maximum number of animals in the sighting.

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Attribute Name typeVLTS
Seq. Order 75
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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 85
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Max Length 1
Min Length 1
Required Yes
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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 higherInstitutionCode
Seq. Order 90
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Required Yes
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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 110
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Required Yes
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The permit number which gives authority /permission for collection of the marine mammal data.
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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
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Max Length 100
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Required Yes
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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
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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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Catalog Item ID 66122
Metadata Record Created By Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created 2021-12-22 00:40+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By SysAdmin InPortAdmin
» Metadata Record Last Modified 2024-10-03 18:16+0000
Metadata Record Published 2022-09-23
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