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   <dc:title>Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico, January through March 2018, GoMMAPPS survey (GU1801)</dc:title>
   <dcterms:alternative>GU18-01 Marine Mammal Visual Observations Data</dcterms:alternative>
   <dc:language xsi:type="dcterms:ISO639-3">eng</dc:language>
   <dc:type xsi:type="dcterms:DCMIType">Dataset</dc:type>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; MAMMALS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; MAMMALS &gt; CETACEANS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; MAMMALS &gt; CETACEANS &gt; BALEEN WHALES</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION &gt; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES &gt; MAMMALS &gt; CETACEANS &gt; TOOTHED WHALES</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOSPHERE &gt; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS &gt; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS &gt; INDICATOR SPECIES</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOSPHERE &gt; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS &gt; SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; BIOSPHERE &gt; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS &gt; SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS &gt; ENDANGERED SPECIES</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; CLIMATE INDICATORS &gt; ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; CLIMATE INDICATORS &gt; PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS &gt; BIOLOGICAL RECORDS &gt; POPULATION ABUNDANCE</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; OCEANS &gt; BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY &gt; WATER DEPTH</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; OCEANS &gt; OCEAN CHEMISTRY &gt; OXYGEN</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; OCEANS &gt; OCEAN OPTICS &gt; FLUORESCENCE</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; OCEANS &gt; OCEAN TEMPERATURE &gt; WATER TEMPERATURE</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; OCEANS &gt; SALINITY/DENSITY &gt; CONDUCTIVITY</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EARTH SCIENCE &gt; OCEANS &gt; SALINITY/DENSITY &gt; SALINITY</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CONTINENT &gt; NORTH AMERICA</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>OCEAN &gt; ATLANTIC OCEAN &gt; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>OCEAN &gt; ATLANTIC OCEAN &gt; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN &gt; GULF OF AMERICA</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>11.5um Radiometer &gt; Nimbus 4 Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer - 11.5 um</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>AEROVANES</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>ANEMOMETERS &gt; ANEMOMETERS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>BAROMETERS &gt; BAROMETERS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>BINOCULAR &gt; BINOCULAR</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CAMERAS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CTD &gt; Conductivity, Temperature, Depth</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>ECHO SOUNDERS &gt; ECHO SOUNDERS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>FLUOROMETERS &gt; FLUOROMETERS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>GPS RECEIVERS &gt; GPS RECEIVERS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>HUMIDITY SENSORS &gt; HUMIDITY SENSORS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>TEMPERATURE SENSORS &gt; TEMPERATURE SENSORS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>THERMOSALINOGRAPHS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>VIDEO CAMERA &gt; VIDEO CAMERA</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>VISUAL OBSERVATIONS &gt; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Ships</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>10.25921/8c6q-g618</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>14450</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>GOMMAPPS &gt; Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>M17PG00013</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>0241032</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>241032</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>US DOC, NOAA, NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami Lab</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>US Department of the Interior</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>BIOLOGICAL DATA</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CONDUCTIVITY</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>FLUORESCENCE</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MARINE MAMMALS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>OXYGEN</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>SALINITY</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>SPECIES IDENTIFICATION</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>WATER TEMPERATURE</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>cetacean</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>species abundance</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>water depth</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>biological</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>in situ</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>marine mammal observation</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>survey - biological</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>visual estimate</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>visual observation</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Gulf of Mexico</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>North Atlantic Ocean</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>5177</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>GU-18-01</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Marine Mammal/Seabird Assessment</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>ARO - Primary Barometer on Bridge</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>BOD - Bearing - Waypoint to Waypoint</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>BSP - Barometer</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CHL - Raw Chlorophyll Counts</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DBK - Depth Below Keel</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DBS - Depth Below Surface</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DBT - Depth Below Transducer</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DER - Wind Direction Error</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DERLAT - Derived Latitude Position</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DERLON - Derived Longitude Position</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DPT - Depth of Water</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DRU - Dual Doppler Auxiliary Data</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DVL - Doppler Velocity Log</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>EMP - Air Temperature</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>GGA - Global Positioning System Fix Data</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>GLL - Geographic Position - Latitude/Longitude</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>HDT - Heading - True</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>IND - Derived True Wind</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MDA - Meteorological Composite</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MRA - Rain</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MTA - Air Temperature</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MTW - Mean Temperature of Water</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MUP - Port Wind</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MUS - Starboard Wind</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MWD - Wind Direction and Speed</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MWF - Wind Speed &amp; Direction</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MWP - Mean Wind Port</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MWS - Wind &amp; Sea State</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>MWV - Wind Speed and Angle</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>PASHR - Heave Pitch Roll</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>PGSSRVC - Camera Platform Altitude</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>PGSSRVR - ROV Altitude</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>PJKVL - Vessel Log</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>PRDID - Pitch and Roll</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>PSIMDE - Depth True Bearing, Meters</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>RMB - Recommended Minimum Navigation Information</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>RMC - Recommended Minimum Navigation Information</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>ROT - Rate Of Turn</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>SDR - Echo Sounder Depth</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>TMP - Air Temperature</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>UNG - Meteorological VBW - Dual Ground/Water Speed</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>VDR - Set and Drift</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>VHW - Water Speed and Heading</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>VLW - Distance Traveled through Water</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>VTG - Track Made Good and Ground Speed</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>XDR - Cross Track Error,, Dead Reckoning</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>ZDA - Time &amp; Date - UTC</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>NA15OAR4320064</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>NA20OAR4320472</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>oceanography</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CETACEANS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CONDUCTIVITY</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DOLPHIN</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>FLOURESCENCE</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>OCEAN TEMPERATURE</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>OXYGEN</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>PHOTOGRAPHS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>SALINITY/DENSITY</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>SEA TURTLE</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>SIGHTING</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>VIDEO</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>VISUAL OBSERVATIONS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>WATER DEPTH</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>2018</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Coastal Waters of Mississippi</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Aerovanes</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CTD</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>GPS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Humidity Sensor</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Temperature Sensors</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>anemometer</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>barometers</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>echo sounder</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>fluorometer</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>photograph</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>thermosalinograph</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>video camera</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>BIG EYE BINOCULAR</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>CTD</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>DISTANCE SAMPLING</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>In Situ/Laboratory Instruments</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>LINE-TRANSECT</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>SURVEY SHIPS</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>GORDON GUNTER (ICES code: 33GG)</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter</dc:subject>
   <dcterms:abstract>As part of the GoMMAPPS, the SEFSC conducted shipboard surveys of the oceanic waters of the Gulf of Mexico out to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between 14 January and 16 March 2018. The survey was designed for a two independent visual observer teams approach with Distance sampling to estimate the detection probabilities for marine mammal sightings. 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. Raw and processed files from Conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts performed on a daily basis during the survey are also available.</dcterms:abstract>
   <dc:publisher>NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information</dc:publisher>
   <dc:creator>Southeast Fisheries Science Center</dc:creator>
   <dc:identifier xsi:type="dcterms:URI">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65428</dc:identifier>
   <dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67243</dcterms:isPartOf>
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   <dcterms:temporal xsi:type="dcterms:Period">
              start=2018-01-14;
              end=2018-03-15;
            </dcterms:temporal>
   <dcterms:accessRights>None</dcterms:accessRights>
   <dcterms:created xsi:type="dcterms:W3CDTF">2021</dcterms:created>
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