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Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2024: Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) during the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean (survey GU2301) from 2023-02-04 to 2023-04-27. (NCEI Accession 0290563), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/72373.

Item Identification

Title: Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) during the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean (survey GU2301) from 2023-02-04 to 2023-04-27. (NCEI Accession 0290563)
Short Name: AMAPPS Southeast Shipboard Cruise Winter/Spring 2023
Status: Completed
Creation Date: 2024
Publication Date: 2024
Abstract:

As part of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS), the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) conducted a shipboard survey of the U.S. waters of the Western North Atlantic (WNA) from approximately the 200m isobath out to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The survey was conducted between February 4 and April 27, 2023 onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter, for a total of 44 days at sea split into three survey legs. Multiple days were lost due to mechanical problems with the ship (Jan 23 to Feb 2) and unfavorable weather conditions (April 8 to 10). February 3 and April 28 were departure (start survey) and arrival (end survey) days, respectively. The survey was designed for a two-team independent visual observer approach with distance sampling to estimate the detection probabilities for marine mammal sightings. A sighting constituted a single or group of marine mammals (whales and dolphins) seen at the same location and time. This dataset includes marine mammal visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols. This dataset also includes opportunistic marine mammal photographs and non-marine mammal sightings such as sea turtles.

Purpose:

This dataset includes marine mammal visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols

Notes:

The Southeast Fisheries Science Center was authorized to conduct marine mammal research activities during this survey under the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) Permit No. 21938.

This study was funded in part by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management through Interagency Agreement M19PG00007-P00002 with the U.S. Department of the Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). 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 NA20OAR4320472.

Other Citation Details:

Cite as: Palka, Debra; Garrison, Lance; Soldevilla, Melissa; Martinez, Anthony; Aichinger Dias, Laura; Rappucci, Gina. (2024). Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) during the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean (survey GU2301) from 2023-02-04 to 2023-04-27. (NCEI Accession 0290563). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0290563

Supplemental Information:

Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center

Related Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; National Marine Fisheries Service

Related Funding Agency: US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > TOOTHED WHALES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > INDICATOR SPECIES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > ENDANGERED SPECIES
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS > BIOLOGICAL RECORDS > POPULATION ABUNDANCE
UNCONTROLLED
cooperative agreement NA15OAR4320064
cooperative agreement NA20OAR4320472
ESA/MMPA Permit Number 21938
Interagency Agreement M17PG00013
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0290563
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 290563
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US Department of the Interior
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC, NOAA, NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami Lab
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Northeast Fisheries Science Center
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS BIOLOGICAL DATA
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS cetacean
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS CONDUCTIVITY
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS FLUORESCENCE
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS MARINE MAMMALS
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS OXYGEN
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SALINITY
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS species abundance
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS water depth
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS WATER TEMPERATURE
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS biological
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS marine mammal observation
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS survey - biological
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS visual estimate
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS visual observation
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico
OMAO Project GU-23-01
wmo_categorycode oceanography
None CETACEANS
None CONDUCTIVITY
None DOLPHIN
None FLOURESCENCE
None OCEAN TEMPERATURE
None OXYGEN
None PHOTOGRAPHS
None SALINITY/DENSITY
None SEA TURTLE
None SIGHTING
None VIDEO
None VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
None WATER DEPTH

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2023

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
UNCONTROLLED
NODC SEA AREA NAMES ThESAURUS North Atlantic Ocean

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
ANEMOMETERS > ANEMOMETERS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
BINOCULAR > BINOCULAR
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
CAMERAS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
ECHO SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
TEMPERATURE SENSORS > TEMPERATURE SENSORS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
UNCONTROLLED
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Aerovanes
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS anemometer
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS BIG EYE BINOCULARS
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS BINOCULARS
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS camera
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS CTD
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Distance Sampling
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS line transect sampling
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS photograph
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Temperature Sensors
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS video camera

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Ships
UNCONTROLLED
ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes GORDON GUNTER (ICES code: 33GG)
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Data Presentation Form: Multimedia (digital)

Support Roles

Author

CC ID: 1330033
Date Effective From: 2024
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Rappucci, Gina
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Email Address: gina.rappucci@noaa.gov
Phone: (305) 361-4283

Collaborator

CC ID: 1330038
Date Effective From: 2024
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Soldevilla, Melissa
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Email Address: melissa.soldevilla@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4238

Data Steward

CC ID: 1330041
Date Effective From: 2023
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Litz, Jenny
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33139
Email Address: Jenny.Litz@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4224
Fax: 305-365-4102

Distributor

CC ID: 1330043
Date Effective From: 2024
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1330042
Date Effective From: 2024
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Dias, Laura A
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Email Address: laura.dias@noaa.gov
Phone: (305) 361-4269
URL: ORCID Page Laura Dias

Originator

CC ID: 1330036
Date Effective From: 2023
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Phone: (508)495-2000
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/northeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday

Originator

CC ID: 1330044
Date Effective From: 2023
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Phone: (305)361-5761
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1330040
Date Effective From: 2024
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Dias, Laura A
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
Email Address: laura.dias@noaa.gov
Phone: (305) 361-4269
URL: ORCID Page Laura Dias

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 1330035
Date Effective From: 2023
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Garrison, Lance
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Dr
Miami, FL 33149
Email Address: Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4488
Fax: 305-361-4478
Business Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 1330037
Date Effective From: 2023
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Palka, Debra L
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Email Address: debra.palka@noaa.gov
Phone: (508) 495-2387
Fax: (508) 495-2258

Principal Investigator

CC ID: 1330039
Date Effective From: 2023
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Martinez, Anthony
Address: 75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami, FL 33149
USA
Email Address: anthony.martinez@noaa.gov
Phone: 305-361-4486
Fax: 305-361-4478

Publisher

CC ID: 1330034
Date Effective From: 2024
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1330062
W° Bound: -86.67383
E° Bound: -70.48632
N° Bound: 38.47308
S° Bound: 23.96743

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1330061
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2023-02-04
End: 2023-04-27

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1330045
Start Date: 2024
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/290563
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2024 - Present)
Description:

23752.216 MB Too big for bulk download. See the individual file download link above..

File Type (Deprecated): Unknown

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1330046
URL: https://doi.org/10.25921/1yem-b389
Name: NCEI Accession 0278973
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from the coastal surface underway observations from NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean in 2023 (NCEI Accession 0278973)

URL 2

CC ID: 1330047
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/ocean-carbon-acidification-data-system/oceans/Coastal/Gordon_Gunter.html
Name: NCEI Page: R/V Gordon Gunter Coastal Cruises Surface Underway Data
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: html
Description:

OCADS Access DataGlobal Coastal Program Data: R/V Gordon Gunter Coastal Cruises

URL 3

CC ID: 1330048
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/population-assessments/marine-mammal-research-surveys-noaas-southeast-region
Name: NOAA Fisheries Population Assessment of Marine Mammals in SE
URL Type:
Online Resource

URL 4

CC ID: 1330049
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0290563
Name: Landing Page NCEI Accession 0290563
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) during the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean (survey GU2301) from 2023-02-04 to 2023-04-27

URL 5

CC ID: 1330050
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282737
Name: NCEI Accession 0282737
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Allen, Stephen; NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (2023). Underway meteorological, navigational, physical, and time series data collected aboard NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico and North Pacific Ocean from 2023-04-03 to 2023-09-13 (NCEI Accession 0282737)

URL 6

CC ID: 1330093
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282738
Name: NCEI Accession 0282738
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Allen, Stephen; NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (2023). Underway meteorological, navigational, physical, profile, and time series data collected aboard NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean from 2023-03-16 to 2023-04-28 (NCEI Accession 0282738)

URL 7

CC ID: 1333628
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/population-assessments/atlantic-marine-assessment-program-protected
Name: AMAPPS Home Page
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species Home Page

URL 8

CC ID: 1334772
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0290563/1.1/about/0290563_map.jpg
Name: Browse Graphic/Sampling Map NCEI Accession 0290563
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
Browse Graphic/Sampling Map NCEI Accession 0290563

Data Quality

Conceptual Consistency:

trackline points were plotted to identify errors made when recording effort status

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Data auditing consisted of making corrections based on error log notes from the field, plotting trackline points to identify errors made when recording effort status, and verifying sighting data based on data sheets from the field..

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MD

Lineage

Sources

AMMAPS Spring 2023 Research Cruise On NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Cruise Report GU-23-01

CC ID: 1330054
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Person
Contact Name: Laura Dias
Publish Date: 2019-12-01
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.25923/gtac-4j18
Citation URL Name: NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Cruise Report GU-23-01

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument 1

CC ID: 1330057
Identifier: Big Eye Binocular
Instrument / Gear: Instrument
Instrument Type: binoculars
Description:

25x150 mm

Platforms

Platform 1

CC ID: 1330058
Identifier: Gordon Gunter (GU)
Docucomp UUID: 84e3f970-a143-11e2-9e96-0800200c9a66
Description:

The NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter primarily serves the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), assisting NMFS in accomplishing its responsibilities for conserving and managing our Nation's living marine resources. The ship's homeport is located at the NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Gordon Gunter operates primarily in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, and Caribbean Sea. The ship conducts scientific surveys of the health and abundance of fishery resources and marine mammals. The vessel is operated by NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations.

Mounted Instrument 1

Identifier: Big Eye Binocular

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 72373
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:72373
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2024-03-31 23:46+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-10-03 18:16+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2024-05-22
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-10-04
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-10-04