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Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, for the Trophic...

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:74823  |  Updated: April 1, 2025  |  Published / External 
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Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of Mexico Rices Whales project (RESTORE survey GU-18-06) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0301293), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/74823.
Full Citation Examples

DOI: 10.25921/hp26-vh80

Abstract

As part of a Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) Science Program project, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), in collaboration with Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and Florida International University (FIU), conducted a shipboard survey in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (GoMx) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03. Operations occurred in waters where Rices whales (Balaenoptera ricei) were previously sighted, between the 180 m and 400 m isobaths from the Florida panhandle to Tampa. The survey was designed with a focus on baleen whales, although sightings of other species were opportunistically recorded. 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, opportunistic marine mammal photographs, and non-marine mammal sightings (a.k.a. occurrences) such as sea turtles. Raw files from conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts performed on a daily basis during the survey are also available.

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  • 301293.
    Web Service (Other), 7020.584 MB

    Too big for bulk download.

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None

Use Constraints:

Cite as: Garrison, Lance; Soldevilla, Melissa; Mullin, Keith; Hildebrand, John; Heithaus, Michael; Kiszka, Jeremy; Martinez, Anthony; Rappucci, Gina; Dias, Laura A. (2025). Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of Mexico Rice’s Whales project (RESTORE survey GU1806) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0301293). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0301293

Controlled Theme Keywords

Balaenoptera, Balaenoptera physalus, Balaenoptera ricei, BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, CETACEANS, CONDUCTIVITY, DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC, DOLPHINS, MARINE MAMMALS, OXYGEN, SALINITY, Tursiops truncatus, WATER DEPTH, WATER TEMPERATURE

Child Items

Type Title
Document 0301293_lonlat.txt
Document 0301293_map.jpg
Document Cruise Report : NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Cruise (GU18-06), November 10 - December 4, 2018, Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Rice's Whales
Document EGW4NJ-confirmation_email.txt
Document NCEI Journal File
Document NOAA_SEFSC_RESTORE_GU1806_AddlInfo.docx
Entity NOAA_SEFSC_RESTORE_GU1806_eMoF_20250321.csv
Entity NOAA_SEFSC_RESTORE_GU1806_event_20250313.csv
Entity NOAA_SEFSC_RESTORE_GU1806_occurrence_20250313.csv
Entity Photographs
Entity Raw CTD Files

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Laura A Dias
laura.dias@noaa.gov
(305) 361-4269
ORCID Page Laura Dias

Metadata Contact
Gina Rappucci
gina.rappucci@noaa.gov
(305) 361-4283

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-87.35783° W, -84.65517° E, 29.80483° N, 27.57117° S

Time Frame 1
2018-11-11 - 2018-12-03

Item Identification

Title: Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of Mexico Rices Whales project (RESTORE survey GU-18-06) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0301293)
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2025
Abstract:

As part of a Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) Science Program project, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), in collaboration with Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and Florida International University (FIU), conducted a shipboard survey in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (GoMx) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03. Operations occurred in waters where Rices whales (Balaenoptera ricei) were previously sighted, between the 180 m and 400 m isobaths from the Florida panhandle to Tampa. The survey was designed with a focus on baleen whales, although sightings of other species were opportunistically recorded. 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, opportunistic marine mammal photographs, and non-marine mammal sightings (a.k.a. occurrences) such as sea turtles. Raw files from conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts performed on a daily basis during the survey are also available.
Purpose:

This was the second in a series of research cruises dedicated to collect information on Rices whales (Balaenoptera ricei) in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Goals included deploying telemetry tags and conducting visual surveys to understand Rices whale spatial distribution
Notes:

What is published is correct but not complete
Other Citation Details:

Cite as: Garrison, Lance; Soldevilla, Melissa; Mullin, Keith; Hildebrand, John; Heithaus, Michael; Kiszka, Jeremy; Martinez, Anthony; Rappucci, Gina; Dias, Laura A. (2025). Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of America, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of America Rice’s Whales project (RESTORE survey GU1806) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0301293). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/hp26-vh80. Accessed [date].
Supplemental Information:

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

Funding Agency: US DOC; NOAA; NOS; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.25921/hp26-vh80
DOI Registration Authority: NOAA

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
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
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 > CETACEANS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MARINE MAMMALS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MARINE MAMMALS > DOLPHINS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaenoptera View ITIS Record
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaenoptera physalus View ITIS Record
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Balaenoptera ricei View ITIS Record
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Tursiops truncatus View ITIS Record
UNCONTROLLED
DOI 10.25921/hp26-vh80
NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 0301293
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory
NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Pascagoula/Stennis, MS Laboratory
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS biological data
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS cetacean
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS fisheries
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS MARINE MAMMALS
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS Oxygen
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS Salinity
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS water depth
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 SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory
Project Name Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) Science Program
Project Name University of Miami's Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS)
Send2NCEI Submission Package ID EGW4NJ
None Rice's whale

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 2018

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS WATER TEMPERATURE
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Gulf Of America
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Gulf Of Mexico

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
BIG EYE BINOCULARS
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Distance Sampling
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Line Transect Sampling
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
VIDEO CAMERA > VIDEO CAMERA
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
UNCONTROLLED
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS BIG EYE BINOCULARS
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 video camera
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS visual estimate
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS visual observation

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Ships
UNCONTROLLED
ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes GORDON GUNTER (call sign: WTEO, ICES code: 33GG, 1998-)
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
Data Presentation Form: Multimedia (digital)

Support Roles

Author

CC ID: 1372053
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mullin, Keith D
Address: 3209 Frederic St.
Pascagoula, MS 39568
Email Address: keith.d.mullin@noaa.gov
Phone: 228-549-1632
Fax: 228-769-9200

Author

CC ID: 1372055
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Hildebrand, John
Address: 9500 Gilman Dr #0205
La Jolla, CA 92093-0205
Email Address: jahildebrand@ucsd.edu
Phone: 858/534-4069
Fax: (858)534-6849
URL: https://jahildebrand.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu/

Author

CC ID: 1372056
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Kiszka , Jeremy
Email Address: jkiszka@fiu.edu
Phone: 305-919-5234
URL: Homepage FIU Marine Conservation Lab

Author

CC ID: 1372057
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Heithaus, Michael
Address: 11200 S.W. 8th Street, ECS 458
Miami, FL 33199
Email Address: heithaus@fiu.edu
Phone: 305-348-2864
URL: Google Scholar Page Michael Heithaus

Data Steward

CC ID: 1372052
Date Effective From: 2018
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

Distributor

CC ID: 1378348
Date Effective From: 2025
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: 1369189
Date Effective From: 2025
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

Originator

CC ID: 1372045
Date Effective From: 2018
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: 1368643
Date Effective From: 2025
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: 1372044
Date Effective From: 2018-11
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

Publisher

CC ID: 1368642
Date Effective From: 2025
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information
View Historical Support Roles

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1368647
W° Bound: -87.35783
E° Bound: -84.65517
N° Bound: 29.80483
S° Bound: 27.57117

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1372043
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2018-11-11
End: 2018-12-03

Access Information

Data License: CC0-1.0
Data License URL: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Data License Statement: These data were produced by NOAA and are not subject to copyright protection in the United States. NOAA waives any potential copyright and related rights in these data worldwide through the Creative Commons Zero 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0-1.0).
Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Policy:

Open to everyone
Data Access Procedure:

Download from provided links
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

Cite as: Garrison, Lance; Soldevilla, Melissa; Mullin, Keith; Hildebrand, John; Heithaus, Michael; Kiszka, Jeremy; Martinez, Anthony; Rappucci, Gina; Dias, Laura A. (2025). Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of Mexico Rice’s Whales project (RESTORE survey GU1806) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0301293). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0301293
Metadata Access Constraints:

None
Metadata Use Constraints:

please credit

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1378338
Start Date: 2025
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/301293
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2025 - Present)
File Name: 301293.
Description:

Too big for bulk download.

Distribution Format: Web Service (Other)
File Size: 7020.584 MB

URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 1368644
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0301293
Name: Landing Page NCEI Accession 0301293
URL Type:
Online Resource

URL 2

CC ID: 1372046
URL: https://restoreactscienceprogram.noaa.gov/projects/rices-whales
Name: Rice's Whales
Description:

RESTORE Science Program: Rice's Whales -- Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of Mexico Rice's Whales

URL 3

CC ID: 1372050
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/endangered-species-conservation/trophic-interactions-and-habitat-requirements-gulf-mexico
Name: Developing a comprehensive ecological understanding of the endangered Rice's whale, formerly known as Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale.
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Project website NOAA Fisheries, Endangered Species Conservation: Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of Mexico Rice's Whales

URL 4

CC ID: 1378496
URL: https://rs.gbif.org/extension/obis/extended_measurement_or_fact_2023-08-28.xml
Name: approved Extended Measurement Or Facts (eMoF) extension used to describe data files
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

The .csv files of the dataset was formatted under the Darwin Core standard (https: //dwc.tdwg.org/ using above eMof

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument 1

CC ID: 1372047
Identifier: CTD
Instrument / Gear: Instrument
Instrument Type: CTD
Description:

Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe

Platforms

Platform 1

CC ID: 1372048
Identifier: NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter
Description:

The Gordon Gunter primarily serves the NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory in Mississippi. The Gordon Gunter is a 224-ft. multi-use platform. It is equipped with a thermosalinograph, CTD, fluorometer, and other oceanographic instruments that monitor atmospheric and oceanic conditions while traveling. A variety of research gears are deployed from the vessel including stern trawling, longlining, plankton tows, and dredging. The Gordon Gunter operates in all three SEFSC research areas.

Mounted Instrument 1
Identifier: CTD

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 74823
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:74823
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2025-02-03 16:39+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2025-04-01 20:40+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2025-03-28
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year