NCEI Accession 0256800 Zipped Data Files

A total of 19 SDMs were developed for individual or groups of species, including:

1. Beaked whales (Ziphius and Mesoplodon spp.);

2. Pygmy or Dwarf sperm whales (Kogia spp.);

3. Blackfish (Orcinus orca, Peponocephala electra, Feresa attenuata and Pseudorca crassidens combined);

4. Pilot whales (Globicephala sp.);

5. Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus);

6. Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene);

7. Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris);

8. Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba);

9. Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata);

10. Oceanic Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis);

11. Shelf Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis);

12. Oceanic Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus);

13. Shelf Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus);

14. Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus);

15. Rice's whale (Balaenoptera ricei);

16. Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas);

17. Kemp's Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii);

18. Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) and;

19. Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).

Provided are 4 files for each species

.prj file

.dbf file

.shp file

.shs file

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Models were extrapolated beyond the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to provide insight into potential high density areas throughout the Gulf. However, extrapolations of this type should be interpreted with caution.

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