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NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO17Su_MMSights_BehObs_20211118.csv

Entity (ENT) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66302 | Updated: October 3, 2024 | Published / External

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Entity Info

Data Attributes

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Distribution Info

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Abstract

Marine mammal (cetacean) sightings with species (or lowest taxonomic level possible) identifications and behavioral observations: marine mammal sightings;

Description

Marine mammal (cetacean) sightings with species (or lowest taxonomic level possible) identifications and behavioral observations: marine mammal sightings;

Entity Type
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
date date	Local date during data recording.
sightingNumber numeric	The unique identifier for the marine mammal sighting
scientificName character	The scientific name of the marine mammal sighted.
vernacularName character	The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.
individualCount Numeric	Number of animal observed
individualCountCalves character	Minimum number of calves observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.
Photographs character	If photographs from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
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.
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.
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.
behaviornewFormation character	Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.
sightingRemarks character	sightingRemarks
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.

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

date
date

Local date during data recording.

sightingNumber
numeric

The unique identifier for the marine mammal sighting

scientificName
character

The scientific name of the marine mammal sighted.

vernacularName
character

The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.

individualCount
Numeric

Number of animal observed

individualCountCalves
character

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

Photographs
character

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

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.

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.

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.

behaviornewFormation
character

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

sightingRemarks
character

sightingRemarks

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.

NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO17Su_MMSights_BehObs_20211118.csv

CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text), 70K

Marine mammal (cetacean) sightings with species (or lowest taxonomic level possible) identifications and behavioral observations: marine mammal sightings;

No Child Items for this record.

Distributor
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
ncei.info@noaa.gov
NCEI Contact Information

Title:	NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO17Su_MMSights_BehObs_20211118.csv
Status:	Completed
Creation Date:	2017
Publication Date:	2021-12
Abstract:	Marine mammal (cetacean) sightings with species (or lowest taxonomic level possible) identifications and behavioral observations: marine mammal sightings;
Purpose:	main goal is to provide sighting's attributes, behavioral observations, and remarks
Supplemental Information:	This file can be cross-referenced to sightings (MMSightsAndCues) by date and sighting number

Entity Type:	Data Table
Active Version?:	Yes
Description:	Marine mammal (cetacean) sightings with species (or lowest taxonomic level possible) identifications and behavioral observations: marine mammal sightings;

Attribute Summary

	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	date	date	Local date during data recording.
100	sightingNumber	numeric	The unique identifier for the marine mammal sighting
100	scientificName	character	The scientific name of the marine mammal sighted.
100	vernacularName	character	The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.
100	individualCount	Numeric	Number of animal observed
100	individualCountCalves	character	Minimum number of calves observed during the sighting. This value is included in the overall observers count for the sighting.
100	Photographs	character	If photographs from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
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	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	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	behaviornewFormation	character	Subjective evaluation by the observer of the overall distribution of the animals as observation of the sighting progressed.
100	sightingRemarks	character	sightingRemarks
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.

Name

Type

Description

100

surveyEventID

Character

100

date

date

Local date during data recording.

100

sightingNumber

numeric

The unique identifier for the marine mammal sighting

100

scientificName

character

The scientific name of the marine mammal sighted.

100

vernacularName

character

The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.

100

individualCount

Numeric

Number of animal observed

100

individualCountCalves

character

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

100

Photographs

character

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

100

behaviorInitial1

character

100

behaviorNew1

character

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

behaviornewFormation

character

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

100

sightingRemarks

character

sightingRemarks

100

typeVLTS

character

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

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

100

relatedProjectProgram

character

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

Attribute Details

surveyEventID

CC ID: 1119497

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

date

CC ID: 1119485

Seq. Order:	40
Data Storage Type:	date
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Local date during data recording.

sightingNumber

CC ID: 1119495

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

scientificName

CC ID: 1119494

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: 1119499

Seq. Order:	65
Data Storage Type:	character
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The vernacular name of the marine mammal sighted.

individualCount

CC ID: 1119488

Seq. Order:	88
Data Storage Type:	Numeric
Max Length:	3
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of animal observed

individualCountCalves

CC ID: 1119489

Seq. Order:	95
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:	-9
Null Value Meaning:	not recorded

Photographs

CC ID: 1119480

Seq. Order:	100
Data Storage Type:	character
Max Length:	1
Required:	Yes
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	If photographs from the animals present during the sighting were taken and are available.
Allowed Values:	1=yes, 0=no

behaviorInitial1

CC ID: 1119481

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.
Allowed Values:	0=Unk, 1=Slow travel, 2=Resting, 3=Feeding, 4=Complex social, 5=Bow riding, 6=Milling, 7=Spy hopping, 8=Fast travel, 9=Tail slaps, 10=Other, 11=Diving, 12=Breaching, 13=Toward aircraft, 14=Away from aircraft, 15=Traveling North, 16=Traveling South, 17=Traveling East, 18=Traveling West, 19=No change, 20=Not recorded.

behaviorNew1

CC ID: 1119483

Seq. Order:	112
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.
Allowed Values:	0=Unk, 1=Slow travel, 2=Resting, 3=Feeding, 4=Complex social, 5=Bow riding, 6=Milling, 7=Spy hopping, 8=Fast travel, 9=Tail slaps, 10=Oth, 11=Diving, 12=Breaching, 13= toward aircraft, 14=away from aircraft, 15=Traveling North, 16=Traveling South, 17=Traveling East, 18=Traveling West, 19=No change, 20=Not recorded

behaviorInitialFormation

CC ID: 1119482

Seq. Order:	118
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.
Allowed Values:	0=Single, 1=Chorus line, 2=Loose aggregation, 3=Tight aggregation, 4=Widely scattered, 5=Parade, 6=Soldier, 7=Confused, 8=Multiple tightly packed groups, 9=No change, 10=Not recorded.

behaviornewFormation

CC ID: 1119484

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.
Allowed Values:	0=Single, 1=Chorus line, 2=Loose aggregation, 3=Tight aggregation, 4=Widely scattered, 5=Parade, 6=Soldier, 7=Confused, 8=Multiple tightly packed groups, 9=No change, 10=Not recorded.

sightingRemarks

CC ID: 1119496

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

typeVLTS

CC ID: 1119498

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: 1119492

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: 1119486

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: 1119487

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: 1119490

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: 1119491

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: 1119493

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.

Distributor

CC ID: 1119500

Date Effective From:	2021
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization):	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address:	ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL:	NCEI Contact Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1119501

Start Date:	2021
End Date:	Present
Download URL:	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0243469/1.1/data/0-data/TO17Su_NCEI_DataPackage/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO17Su_VisualSightingData/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO17Su_MMSights_BehObs_20211118.csv
Distributor:	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2021 - Present)
File Name:	NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO17Su_MMSights_BehObs_20211118.csv
Description:	Marine mammal (cetacean) sightings with species (or lowest taxonomic level possible) identifications and behavioral observations: marine mammal sightings;
File Date/Time:	2021-12-07 20:21:00
File Type (Deprecated):	.csv
Distribution Format:	CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
File Size:	70K
Compression:	Uncompressed
Review Status:	Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Item ID:	66302
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66302
Metadata Record Created By:	Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created:	2021-12-31 00:56+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
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2022-01-03
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2023-01-03

NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO17Su_MMSights_BehObs_20211118.csv

Summary

Entity Information

Distribution Information

Child Items

Contact Information

Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

surveyEventID

date

sightingNumber

scientificName

vernacularName

individualCount

individualCountCalves

Photographs

behaviorInitial1

behaviorNew1

behaviorInitialFormation

behaviornewFormation

sightingRemarks

typeVLTS

platformVLTS

geodeticDatum

higherInstitutionCode

permitnumber

platformAttributes

relatedProjectProgram

Support Roles

Distributor

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

Catalog Details