67350
Patterns of association and distribution of estuarine-resident common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Carolina, USA from Jan 8,2018 to Jan 26, 2018
Estuarine-resident common bottlenose dolphins in North Carolina
Data Set
Published / External
30208
Protected Resources Marine Mammals (Beaufort)
Project
Completed
2018
2022
The NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center conducted surveys within the southern North Carolina estuarine system from 2018-01-08 to 2018-01-26 to provide an updated estimate of abundance for the Southern North Carolina Estuarine System Stock (SNCESS) of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using photographic-identification capture-mark-recapture (photo-ID) techniques. The surveys were strategically planned for winter when little overlap in distribution with the Northern North Carolina Estuarine System Stock (NNCESS) or coastal migratory stocks of bottlenose dolphins was expected. Because the sighting histories of individual dolphins have been an important tool for identifying or confirming stock membership, we also compared dolphins that were photo-identified during the 2018 surveys to dolphins that were included in a long-term photo-ID catalog dating back to 1995-07-10. Using the 2018 photographs and the long-term photo-ID catalog, we also evaluated the use of differences in Xenobalanus globicipitis infestation captured in photographs among individuals and groups as support for stock definition. This dataset contains the spatiotemporal sighting histories, photographs, observations of Xenobalanus globicipitis presence/absence, and environmental data for common bottlenose dolphin groups observed during the 2018 surveys. Data for individual dolphins observed during the 2018 surveys that were previously included in the long-term photo-ID catalog were provided as a subset with corresponding photographic matches. The sighting history and photographs of individuals matching from the long-term catalog are included with the exception of those dates indicated as capture events, as such photographs were not digitized.
To provide an updated estimate of abundance for the SNCESS (Southern North Carolina Estuarine System Stock) using capture-mark-recapture (CMR) techniques as well as to compared dolphins that were photo-identified during the survey to dolphins that were included in a long-term photo-identification (ID) catalog.
Data is now available from NCEI as of 2022-07-13
Cite as: Hohn, Aleta A.; Gorgone, Antionette M.; Byrd, Barbie L.; Eguchi, Tomoharu; Shertzer, Kyle (2022). Patterns of association and distribution of estuarine-resident common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with photographs and environmental parameters in North Carolina, USA from 2018-01-08 to 2018-01-26 (NCEI Accession 0254384). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/4dwb-6b76. Accessed [date]
10.25921/4dwb-6b76
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) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
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 > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SEA STATE
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > OCEAN SALINITY > OCEAN SURFACE SALINITY
Theme
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Tursiops truncatus
Theme
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Xenobalanus globicipitis
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > NORTH CAROLINA
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
CAMERAS
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS
Instrument
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
0254384
Theme
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
254384
Theme
NMFS Marine Mammal Permit
779-1633
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
BIOLOGICAL DATA
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
LATITUDE
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
LONGITUDE
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
MARINE MAMMALS
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
MARINE SPECIES INVENTORY
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
SALINITY
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
SEA STATE
Theme
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS
SEA SURFACE 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
in situ
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
survey - biological
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
visual estimate
Theme
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS
visual observation
Theme
SOCPROG
Theme
abundance
Theme
bottlenose dolphin
Theme
mark-recapture
Theme
photo-identification
Theme
social network
Theme
social structure
Theme
stock structure
Temporal
2018
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
GPS
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
Photo-Identification Techniques
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
YSI - handheld multi-parameter instrument
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
camera
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
laboratory analysis
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
photograph
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
visual analysis
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
visual estimate
Instrument
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
visual observation
Instrument
Garmin GPSMAP 942xs
Instrument
Garmin GT21-TM Transom Mounted transducer
Instrument
Garmin GT23M-TM transom mounted transducer
Platform
Boats
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring
MD
Data Set
Spreadsheet
None Planned
Aleta Hohn and Annie Gorgone
67351
Data for Patterns of association_ distribution of estuarine-resident bottlenose dolphins in NC.xlsx
Published / External
Completed
Multi tabbed file containing the investigator provided data and metadata of this dataset
Data File
Yes
Consists of 4 tabs
1 tab is metadata describing data columns in all of the data tables
The Other Three Tabs each consist of a data table.
67353
Group_Sightings_2018.csv
2018 Group Sightings
Published / External
Completed
Sightings of each group and group characteristics during the 2018 survey
Primary Key is the concatenation of Trip Date, Vessel and Sequential Sighting Number
Data Table
Yes
Primary Key is the concatenation of Trip Date, Vessel and Sequential Sighting Number
10
Trip Date
Date
Yes
No
Active
Survey date
Date
20
Vessel
Character
Yes
No
Active
Name Of Used For Data Collection
30
Sequential Sighting Number
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
For each day and each vessel, the sequential sighting number of dolphin groups
40
Best Estimate of Group Size
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Best Estimate Of Group Size
Number of animals
50
% of the group with Xenobalanus globicipitis
numeric
Yes
No
Active
The relative percentage in a dolphin group that had Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal fin, e.g., 100% would be all group members
60
# of Individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on fins
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
The number of individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal of individuals in a dolphin group, averaged for the group.
70
Water Depth (m)
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Water depth at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
meters
80
Temp (C)
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Water temperature in degrees Celsius at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
90
Salinity (ppt)
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Salinity in parts per thousand at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
parts per thousand
100
Beaufort Sea-State Scale
character
40
Yes
No
Active
The Beaufort Sea State is a simple scale that can be used to give an approximate but concise description of sea conditions.
This column is the concatenation of the Code and its meaning.
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2018_SNCES_id_dolphins.csv
2018 SNCES id'd dolphins
Published / External
Completed
Individually identified dolphins during the 2018 survey, and associated sighting, photo quality, and Xenobalanus globicipitis data.
Data Table
Yes
Individually identified dolphins during the 2018 survey, and associated sighting, photo quality, and Xenobalanus globicipitis data
10
Dolphin ID
Character
Yes
No
Active
The unique id number given to each individually identified dolphin in the NOAA Beaufort Catalog
20
Photo-id Session
Numeric
1
Yes
No
Active
Identification of in which photo-id session during the 2018 southern mark-recapture survey a dolphin was photographed; there were three sessions
1
2
3
30
Vessel
Character
Yes
No
Active
Name of vessel from which a dolphin group was sighted
40
Trip Date
Date
Yes
No
Active
Survey date
50
Sequential Sighting Number
numeric
Yes
No
Active
For each day and each vessel, the sequential sighting number of dolphin groups
60
Sighting On/off Effort
Character
Yes
No
Active
Whether a dolphin group was sighted on or off survey effort
80
Lat
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Latitude Of Sighting
90
Long
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Longitude Of Sighting
100
Sighting Habitat
character
Yes
No
Active
Whether an individual was sight in the Estuary or Ocean
Estuary
Ocean
110
Habitat for all Sightings
Character
Yes
No
Active
Across all sightings of individuals during the 2018 survey, whether they all occurred only in the ocean or estuary, or if sighted in both habitats
Ocean
Estuary
Both
120
Distinctive-ness
Character
Yes
No
Active
Code for dorsal fin distinctiveness used to determine if a photograph could be used for photo-id matching
130
Photo quality
Character
Yes
No
Active
Code for photo quality used to determine if a photograph could be used for photo-id matching
140
Xenobalanusglobicipitis Presence/ Absence
Character
Yes
No
Active
Indication of presence or absence of Xenobalanus globicipitis on individual's dorsal fin
67356
2018_match_to_master_catalog.csv
2018 Match To Master Catalog
Published / External
All sightings in the NOAA Beaufort Lab master photo-identification catalogue for each dolphin identified during the 2018 survey. Data include vessel, sighting data and location, photo information, and whether the individual was included in the 2013 abundance estimate for the NNCESS stock
Data Table
All sightings in the NOAA Beaufort Lab master photo-identification catalogue for each dolphin identified during the 2018 survey
10
Dolphin ID
Character
Yes
No
Active
The unique id number given to each individually identified dolphin in the NOAA Beaufort Catalog
20
2018 Southern Mark-Recapture ID
Character
Yes
No
Active
Identification number for each individual identified during the 2018 mark-recapture survey.
30
Vessel
Character
Yes
No
Active
Name of vessel from which a dolphin group was sighted
40
Trip Date
date
Yes
No
Active
Survey date
50
Sequential Sighting Number
numeric
Yes
No
Active
For each day and each vessel, the sequential sighting number of dolphin groups
60
Lat
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Latitude at time of sighting
70
Long
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Longitude at time of sighting
80
Sighting Habitat
Character
Yes
No
Active
Whether an individual was sight in the Estuary or Ocean
Estuary or Ocean
90
Included in NNCESS Abundance Estimate
character
Yes
No
Active
Indicates if the individual animal was included in the 2014 Northern North Carolina Estuarine Stock abundance estimate (Gorgone et al. 2014)
100
Distinctiveness
character
Yes
No
Active
Code for dorsal fin distinctiveness used to determine if a photograph could be used for photo-id matching
110
Photo quality
Character
Yes
No
Active
Code for photo quality used to determine if a photograph could be used for photo-id matching
120
Xenobalanus globicipitis Presence/Absence
Character
Yes
No
Active
Indication of presence or absence of Xenobalanus globicipitis on an individual's dorsal fin
67365
attributes.csv
Published / External
Completed
Investigator supplied metadata table listing the column names and their definitions (attributes) for the three data tables in the data set.
All fields with text are character fields, all fields with numbers only are numeric.
Data Table
Investigator supplied metadata table listing the column names and their definitions (attributes) for the three data tables in the data set.
10
Field Name
Character
120
Yes
Yes
Active
Name of field/column that is being documented.
20
Explanation
Character
150
Yes
No
Active
Description of the column in question
67547
2018 Photographs
Published / External
Completed
This is a zip file of approximately 1000 photographs that consists of
1. Photographs of individuals dorsal fins taken during this 2018 data collection that match photographs from the long-term SEFSC photo-identification catalog.
2. All photographs from that long-term catalog that are of the same individual animal that was identified in the photographic match.
How Filenames relate to animals photographed during this study.
a. Look at the Dolfin ID Column (unique id number given to each individually identified dolphin in the NOAA Beaufort Catalog) in 2018_SNCES_id_dolphins.csv
b. IF this value starts with FB or PS (24 records total) All files in the list that start with the same 5 or 6 characters as what is in the Dolfin ID Column are of the same animal.
So For FB102
The files
FB402_25_May_07_10d_0254.jpg
FB402_2018Jan08_AMG_1116.jpg
Are photographs of that animal
c. If The value starts with SMR
like SMR466 one goes to the file list a finds a filename with SMR466 in the name,
0046_SMR466_2018Jan22_AMG_1636.jpg
Then all files that start with 0046 are of the same animal.
Other
Yes
This is a zip file containing the 2018 photographs and the other photographs in the SEFSC collection that are of the same individual animal in the 2018 photograph
Author
2018
Person
Hohn, Aleta
aleta.hohn@noaa.gov
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort
NC
28156
252-728-8797
252-728-8784
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wd1SXSQAAAAJ
Aleta Hohn Google Scholar Page
Online Resource
Co-Author
2018
Person
Byrd, Barbie
barbie.byrd@ncdenr.gov
252-726-7021
Co-Author
2018
Person
Shertzer, Kyle
kyle.shertzer@noaa.gov
101 Pivers Island Rd
Beaufort
NC
28516
252-728-8607
252-728-8784
Co-Author
2018
Person
Gorgone, Antoinette M
annie.gorgone@noaa.gov
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort
NC
28516-9722
(252) 728-8601
(252) 728-8784
Co-Author
2018
Person
Eguchi, Tomo
Tomo.Eguchi@noaa.gov
8901 La Jolla Shores Dr
La Jolla
CA
92037
USA
(858) 546-5615
(858) 546-7003
M-F 8:00 - 16:30
Data Steward
2018
Person
Hohn, Aleta
aleta.hohn@noaa.gov
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort
NC
28156
252-728-8797
252-728-8784
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wd1SXSQAAAAJ
Aleta Hohn Google Scholar Page
Online Resource
Distributor
2022
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NCEI-MD
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
(301) 713-3277
Metadata Contact
2018
Person
Hohn, Aleta
aleta.hohn@noaa.gov
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort
NC
28156
252-728-8797
252-728-8784
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wd1SXSQAAAAJ
Aleta Hohn Google Scholar Page
Online Resource
Point of Contact
2018
Person
Gorgone, Antoinette M
annie.gorgone@noaa.gov
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort
NC
28516-9722
(252) 728-8601
(252) 728-8784
Publication Date
southern NC estuarine system
-79.01505
-77.33248
34.5658
33.54914
Range
2018-01-08
2018-01-26
Unclassified
Open to everyone
Download From Provided Links
None
Cite as: Hohn, Aleta A.; Gorgone, Antionette M.; Byrd, Barbie L.; Eguchi, Tomoharu; Shertzer, Kyle (2022). Patterns of association and distribution of estuarine-resident common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) with photographs and environmental parameters in North Carolina, USA from 2018-01-08 to 2018-01-26 (NCEI Accession 0254384). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/4dwb-6b76. Accessed [date].
2022
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/254384
2022
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
254384.1.1.tar.gz
alternatively download files one by one
NCEI Archived Data Accession
533.312 MB
GTAR
http://doi.org/10.7289/V5VH5KS8
NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-664 Estimating the Abundance of the Northern North Carolina Estuarine System Stock of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
(Gorgone et al. 2014) In The Metadata
2014 NOAA Tech Memorandum Mentioned in Documentation
ANTOINETTE M. GORGONE
TOMOHARU EGUCHI
BARBIE L. BYRD
KAREN M. ALTMAN
ALETA A. HOHN
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270057
journal Article from PLoS ONE 17(8): e0270057 which uses data from Accession
Online Resource
Citation: Hohn AA, Gorgone AM, Byrd BL, ShertzerKW, Eguchi T (2022) Patterns of association and distribution of estuarine-resident common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Carolina, USA. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0270057.
https://doi.org/10.25921/4dwb-6b76
Landing Page NCEI Accession 0254384
Online Resource
Access to NCEI Accession 0254384 via its doi
No
Unknown
Yes
No
Already Provided at NCEI
NCEI-MD
Stored On Secure Machine
7D
instrument
Camera
Canon 7D Mark II or 7D, both with 100-400 mm lenses.
Canon EOS 40D
instrument
Camera
Canon EOS 40D camera with 100-300 mm lens
In Situ Ocean-based Platforms > SHIPS
b2505a26-1d2b-4917-8ebd-99444dfff85d
Various ocean-based and lake-based ships, boats, remotely operated vehicles, submersibles, and other unspecified types of platforms
7D
instrument
Camera
Canon 7D Mark II or 7D, both with 100-400 mm lenses.
Canon EOS 40D
instrument
Camera
Canon EOS 40D camera with 100-300 mm lens
67541
Document
0-email.txt
67539
Document
0254384_lonlat.txt
67538
Document
0254384_map.jpg
67542
Document
CFRY33-ISO-19115-2.xml
67540
Document
CFRY33-confirmation_email.txt
67537
Document
NCEI Accession 0254384 Journal File
67536
Document
NCEI Accession 0254384 Readme File
67355
Document
Patterns of association and distribution of estuarine-resident common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Carolina, USA.
67357
Document
readme_67350.pdf
67547
Entity
2018 Photographs
67354
Entity
2018_SNCES_id_dolphins.csv
67356
Entity
2018_match_to_master_catalog.csv
67351
Entity
Data for Patterns of association_ distribution of estuarine-resident bottlenose dolphins in NC.xlsx
67353
Entity
Group_Sightings_2018.csv
67365
Entity
attributes.csv
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:67350
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SEFSC
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Miami
FL
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USA
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