67243
Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species
GoMMAPPS
Project
Published / External
30211
Marine Mammal and Turtle Division
Project
Completed
2022
As part of the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS), the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) conducted seasonal shipboard surveys of the U.S. oceanic waters of the Gulf of Mexico out to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and aerial surveys of U.S. continental shelf waters (up to the 200-m isobath) from 2017 to 2020. During all cetacean and sea turtle surveys and for the seabird data collected from the plane, a two-team independent visual observer approach with distance sampling was used to estimate the detection probabilities, abundance, and characterize spatial distribution of the species or groups of species. For seabird data collected from the ship, a single team using standard, transect-based methodology was utilized. This collection of datasets includes cetacean, sea turtle, and seabird visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols. These datasets may also include opportunistic data and photographs of cetaceans and other taxa such as manatees, billfish, sharks, sea rays, sunfish, and other marine fishes, sargassum, and algal blooms. Raw and processed files from conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts, and expendable bathythermographs (XBT), performed during ship surveys may also be available for some surveys. This collection (GOMMAPPS) includes a total of 6 SEFSC surveys, including 3 ship-based and 3 aerial surveys. FWS surveys onboard NOAA vessels of opportunity (14) and the (4) aerial surveys were combined and archived under 2 separate accession numbers
Improved information is needed on living marine resource abundance, distribution, habitat use, and behavior in the Gulf of Mexico to properly mitigate and monitor for potential impacts of human activities, including related to offshore energy development. Understanding of cumulative impacts on protected species in the Gulf from both natural and anthropogenic forcing is required to inform NEPA documents and consultations and rulemaking related to Endangered Species Act (ESA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), and Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), as well as other statutes that govern bureau activities. The results of this study will provide important information to inform both BOEM and BSEE regulatory needs, as well as other agencies and stakeholders involved in effective management and conservation of Gulf protected species.
Links are provided to the NCEI Accessions involving sea bird data, but that is the extent of the documentation provided,
Cite as: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC); US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); US Geological Survey (USGS) (2021). Cetacean, sea turtle, and seabird visual observations using line-transect survey methods from ships and aircraft during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS) surveys from 2017 to 2020. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/GOMMAPPS. Accessed [date]
All marine mammal data and photographs were collected under the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit number: NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit No.14450. If a photo displaying a marine mammal is used, please include the permit number in the captions and acknowledge NOAA Fisheries
Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Related Funding Agency: US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Related Funding Agency: US DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service
This study was funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management through Interagency Agreement M17PG00013 with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
This research was carried out [in part] under the auspices of the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), a Cooperative Institute of the University of Miami and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cooperative agreements NA15OAR4320064 and NA20OAR4320472.
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOI/BOEM
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOI/USFWS > U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOI/USGS > U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > TOOTHED WHALES
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > INDICATOR SPECIES
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > ENDANGERED SPECIES
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS > BIOLOGICAL RECORDS > POPULATION ABUNDANCE
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
BINOCULAR > BINOCULAR
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
CAMERAS
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
VIDEO CAMERA > VIDEO CAMERA
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
XBT > Expendable Bathythermographs
Platform
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Airplane > Airplane
Platform
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
NOAA Twin Otter > NOAA De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter
Platform
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Oregon II > NOAA Ship Oregon II
Platform
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Ships
Theme
DOI
10.25921/afrq-h385
Theme
DOI
10.25921/mdc3-3246
Theme
DOI
10.25921/vyg0-tv44
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
GOMMAPPS > Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program
Theme
Interagency Agreement
M17PG00013
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0241032
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0242273
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0243468
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0243469
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0243654
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0244002
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0247205
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0247206
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0256800
Theme
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS
Theme
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
Theme
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Theme
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management US DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service US DOI;
Theme
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOI; Fish and Wildlife Service
Theme
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOI; US Geological Survey
Theme
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US Department of the Interior
Theme
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
University of Miami
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
ALGAL BLOOM PRESENCE
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
BIOLOGICAL DATA
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
BIRDS
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
Biopsy
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
CONDUCTIVITY
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
DOLPHIN
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
FLUORESCENCE
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
MARINE MAMMALS
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
OXYGEN
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
SALINITY
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
SEA TURTLE
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
SOUND VELOCITY
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
WATER DENSITY
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
WATER TEMPERATURE
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
cetacean
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
species abundance
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
water depth
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
aerial photography
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
biological
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
in situ
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
marine mammal observation
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
visual estimate
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
visual observation
Theme
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS)
Theme
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory
Theme
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
US DOI; US Geological Survey
Theme
Protective Species Permit
14450
Theme
Protective Species Permit
779
Theme
cooperative agreement
NA15OAR4320064
Theme
cooperative agreement
NA20OAR4320472
Theme
wmo_categorycode
oceanography
Theme
CETACEANS
Theme
PHOTOGRAPHS
Theme
SIGHTING
Temporal
2007-2020
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Caribbean Sea
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Coastal Waters of Alabama
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Coastal Waters of Florida
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Coastal Waters of Louisiana
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Coastal Waters of Mississippi
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Coastal Waters of Texas
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS
Gulf of Mexico
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
binoculars
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
camera
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
photograph
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
video camera
Instrument
AIRCRAFT
Instrument
DISTANCE SAMPLING
Instrument
LINE-TRANSECT SURVEY
Platform
DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring
MD
Author
2018
Organization
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
SEFSC
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
(305)361-5761
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
About SEFSC
Online Resource
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/applicationpreview.cfm?ProjectID=14450&view=0100000000
About Protective Species Permit 14450
Online Resource
https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/applicationpreview.cfm?ProjectID=4692&view=0100000000
About Protective Species Permit 779 (SEFSC)
Online Resource
Start: 09/06/2002 End: 09/30/2007
Sampling Season/Project Duration:
Abstract: The applicant requests a Permit to take bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for scientific research. The impetus for the research is the need to define stock structure of western North Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The project is a continuation of research begun in 1997 to elucidate that structure using multiple methods, including genetics, stable isotope ratios, photo-id and telemetry to test the hypothesis of one coastal migratory stock of bottlenose dolphins along the Atlantic coast of the US.
https://doi.org/10.25921/afrq-h385
Landing Page GoMapps Seabird visual surveys Data From NOAA Vessels (NCEI Accession 0247206)
Online Resource
Seabird visual surveys using line-transect methods collected from NOAA vessels in the northern Gulf of Mexico for the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS) project from 2017-07-21 to 2019-09-25 (NCEI Accession 0247206)
https://doi.org/10.25921/vyg0-tv44
Landing Page GoMapps Seabird visual surveys Data from USFWS aircraft NCEI Accession 0247205
Online Resource
Seabird visual surveys using line-transect methods collected from USFWS aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico for the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS) project from 2018-01-31 to 2020-02-12 (NCEI Accession 0247205)
https://www.boem.gov/gommapps
GoMMAPPS Home Page
Online Resource
html
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:GOMMAPPS
NCEI GOMMAPPS Landing Page
Online Resource
Cetacean, sea turtle, and seabird visual observations using line-transect survey methods from ships and aircraft during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS) surveys from 2017 to 2020
ESA
Endangered Species Act
GoMMAPPS
Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species
MBTA
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
MMPA
Marine Mammal Protection Act
SDM
Spatial Density Model
68924
Document
Presentation GoMMAPPS Marine Mammal Assessment Research
65828
Data Set
Cetacean and sea turtle visual observations using line-transect survey methods aboard a NOAA DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (TO) aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico, during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS survey TO17Su) from 6/29/2017 to 8/17/2017.
65831
Data Set
Cetacean and sea turtle visual observations using line-transect survey methods aboard a NOAA DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (TO) aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico, during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS survey TO18Fa) from 10/12/2018 to 11/28/2018.
65635
Data Set
Cetacean and sea turtle visual observations using line-transect survey methods aboard a NOAA DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (TO) aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico, during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS survey TO18Wi) from 2018-01-18 to 2018-03-14 (NCEI Accession 0242273)
65919
Data Set
Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the GOM, 6/29/2017 to 8/17/2017, GoMMAPPS survey (GU1703)
65428
Data Set
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)
66009
Data Set
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)
70317
Project
Density of Cetaceans and Turtles in the Gulf of Mexico
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:67243
Lee Weinberger
2022-05-15T21:42:21
Lee Weinberger
2023-07-23T09:26:15
2022-09-23
Southeast Fisheries Science Center
SEFSC
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
(305)361-5761
www.sefsc.noaa.gov
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST
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