Biscayne Bay Dolphin Photo ID System
Data Set (DS) | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:7802 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
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Summary
Short Citation
Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 2025: Biscayne Bay Dolphin Photo ID System, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/7802.
Full Citation Examples
It has been shown through a variety of photo-identification studies that populations of bottlenose dolphin inhabit the various embayments along the coast of Florida. Knowledge of population stock structure is critical to developing management plans and understanding how stressors impact individual populations. Researchers have found that photo-identification is one of the best ways to study populations of bottlenose dolphin in near shore environments. Unlike aerial and ship-board surveys, individual dolphins can be identified and tracked temporally and spatially, giving investigators a more comprehensive picture of population stock structure
Distribution Information
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ONLINE RESOURCE
None
Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by inaccuracies in these data, or as a result of these data being used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does distribution constitute any such warranty
Child Items
Type | Title |
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Entity | Table: BEHAVIOR |
Entity | Table: BEHAVIOR_CODES |
Entity | Table: DOLPHIN_HISTORY |
Entity | Table: DOLPHIN_ID |
Entity | Table: DOLPHIN_INFO |
Entity | Table: FIN_TYPE_CODES |
Entity | Table: FISHERY_CODES |
Entity | Table: HEADING_CODES |
Entity | Table: IMAGE |
Entity | Table: PARTNER_CODES |
Entity | Table: PHASE_MOON_CODES |
Entity | Table: RANGE_MAP |
Entity | Table: SECURITY_LEVELS |
Entity | Table: SIGHTING |
Entity | Table: SURVEY |
Entity | Table: TIDE_CODES |
Entity | Table: USER_PROFILE |
Entity | Table: WEATHER_CODES |
Entity | Table: ZONE_CODES |
Entity | View: IMAGES_VW |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
Lance Garrison
Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov
305-361-4488
Metadata Contact
Lance Garrison
Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov
305-361-4488
Extents
-80.5° W,
-80.1° E,
25.9° N,
25.18° S
Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South
1990 - Present
Item Identification
Title: | Biscayne Bay Dolphin Photo ID System |
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Short Name: | Dolphin Photo ID Data |
Status: | Completed |
Abstract: |
It has been shown through a variety of photo-identification studies that populations of bottlenose dolphin inhabit the various embayments along the coast of Florida. Knowledge of population stock structure is critical to developing management plans and understanding how stressors impact individual populations. Researchers have found that photo-identification is one of the best ways to study populations of bottlenose dolphin in near shore environments. Unlike aerial and ship-board surveys, individual dolphins can be identified and tracked temporally and spatially, giving investigators a more comprehensive picture of population stock structure |
Purpose: |
The bottlenose dolphin is a heterogenous species found throughout temperate and tropical waters. In past years, aerial surveys, photo-identification studies, and, more recently, genetic studies have begun to divide this worldwide species into population stocks. In 1998, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) reported to the Marine Mammal Commission that there appears to be at least four discrete population stocks of bottlenose dolphin in the U.S. Atlantic waters: |
Supplemental Information: |
Dolphin sighting surveys are conducted by boat. Environmental conditions are recorded and linked back to sightings of individuals, which are identified by photos, which are also stored in an Oracle database. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | abundance |
None | distribution |
None | dolphin |
None | environmental data |
None | fisheries-independent data |
None | protected species |
None | survey data |
Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Biscayne Bay |
Physical Location
Organization: | Southeast Fisheries Science Center |
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City: | Miami |
State/Province: | FL |
Country: | USA |
Location Description: |
Location Of The Main Office Of The South East Fisheries Science Center |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
Data Presentation Form: | Table (digital) |
Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 1990 |
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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 |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 1990 |
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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 |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 1990 |
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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 |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Point of Contact
Date Effective From: | 1990 |
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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 |
Contact Instructions: |
Contact by email preferred. |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -80.5 | |
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E° Bound: | -80.1 | |
N° Bound: | 25.9 | |
S° Bound: | 25.18 | |
Description |
Atlantic Ocean, U.S. South |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Continuing |
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Start: | 1990 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Policy: |
To fishery Scientists and other qualified researchers upon request. |
Data Access Procedure: |
Contact someone who has one of the support roles |
Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by inaccuracies in these data, or as a result of these data being used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does distribution constitute any such warranty |
Metadata Access Constraints: |
none |
Metadata Use Constraints: |
none |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Download URL: | https://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/species/mammals/photos.htm |
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Distributor: | Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) (1990 - Present) |
Description: |
ONLINE RESOURCE |
Review Status: | Not Chked |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/beaufort.html |
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Description: |
Beufort wind scale |
Technical Environment
Description: |
Oracle Database |
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Data Quality
Quality Control Procedures Employed: |
Visual sightings and effort data are reviewed and verified by field leads after each survey day. Identifications of individual animals are reviewed and verified by multiple indivisuals using tools within the FinBase database system. Key entered data are verified by comparison to written data sheets. |
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Data Management
Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: | No |
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Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | 0 |
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | Yes |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | Yes |
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: | No |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: | 365 |
If Delay is Longer than Latency of Automated Processing, Indicate Under What Authority Data Access is Delayed: |
This data is currently wavered under the current NOAA guidelines for relational databases. |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
When ways to deal with archive of still images have been developed, then this dataset may be archived. |
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: | 365 |
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?: |
The data resides on a secure database server only accessible through the NMFS network requiring separate multi-factor authentication for both network and database access. |
Lineage
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Data are collected on paper data sheets in the field which are then key-entered into database systems. Collected photographs are are reviewed and individual dolphins are identified and compared to previous images of indivudals wthin the catalog. These identifications are then reviewed and verified. |
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Child Items
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Type | Title |
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Entity | Table: BEHAVIOR | |
Entity | Table: BEHAVIOR_CODES | |
Entity | Table: DOLPHIN_HISTORY | |
Entity | Table: DOLPHIN_ID | |
Entity | Table: DOLPHIN_INFO | |
Entity | Table: FIN_TYPE_CODES | |
Entity | Table: FISHERY_CODES | |
Entity | Table: HEADING_CODES | |
Entity | Table: IMAGE | |
Entity | Table: PARTNER_CODES | |
Entity | Table: PHASE_MOON_CODES | |
Entity | Table: RANGE_MAP | |
Entity | Table: SECURITY_LEVELS | |
Entity | Table: SIGHTING | |
Entity | Table: SURVEY | |
Entity | Table: TIDE_CODES | |
Entity | Table: USER_PROFILE | |
Entity | Table: WEATHER_CODES | |
Entity | Table: ZONE_CODES | |
Entity | View: IMAGES_VW |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 7802 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:7802 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created: | 2008-08-11 14:12+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2021-04-29 |
Owner Org: | SEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2021-04-29 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2022-04-29 |