AMAPPS Northeast Aerial Cruise Fall 2019
Citation
NEFSC. 2020. 2019 Annual Report of a Comprehensive Assessment of Marine Mammal, Marine Turtle, and Seabird Abundance and Spatial Distribution in US waters of the Western North Atlantic Ocean – AMAPPS II. Annual Report. TO BE PUBLISHED. https://doi.org/10.15468/cpd9rh accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-24.Description
Original provider: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Abstract: During fall (13 October – 24 November) 2019, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) conducted aerial abundance surveys targeting marine mammals and sea turtles. The southwestern extent was New Jersey and the northeastern extent was off of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on the Scotia Shelf. The surveys covered waters from the coast line to about the 2000 m depth contour. Track lines were flown 183 m (600 ft) above the water surface, at about 200 kph (110 knots). Approximately 7,770 km of on-effort track lines were surveyed, where 85% of this effort was in Beaufort 3 and below. Purpose: The objectives of this aerial flight was to collect the data needed to estimate abundance of cetaceans and turtles in the study area and to investigate how the animals’ distribution and abundance relate to their ecosystem. Supplemental information: The servery code is TONE19FAL. Perpendicular distance to the animal is not publicly available. Please contact the data provider to obtain this attribute.Purpose
The objectives of this aerial flight was to collect the data needed to estimate abundance of cetaceans and turtles in the study area and to investigate how the animals’ distribution and abundance relate to their ecosystem.Sampling Description
Study Extent
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Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Cetorhinus maximuscommon name: basking shark rank: species
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Prionace glaucacommon name: blue shark rank: species
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Balaenopteracommon name: baleen whales rank: genus
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Balaenoptera physaluscommon name: Fin Whale rank: species
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Ziphius cavirostriscommon name: Cuvier's Beaked Whale rank: species
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Grampus griseuscommon name: Risso's Dolphin rank: species
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Halichoerus grypuscommon name: Atlantic gray seal rank: species
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Phocoena phocoenacommon name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
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Phoca vitulinacommon name: Harbor Seal rank: species
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Megaptera novaeangliaecommon name: Humpback Whale rank: species
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Dermochelys coriaceacommon name: Leatherback Sea Turtle rank: species
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Caretta carettacommon name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
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Manta birostriscommon name: Atlantic manta rank: species
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Balaenoptera acutorostratacommon name: Minke Whale rank: species
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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Mola molacommon name: ocean sunfish rank: species
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Globicephalacommon name: pilot whales rank: genus
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Delphinus delphiscommon name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
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Physeter macrocephaluscommon name: Sperm Whale rank: species
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Perciformesrank: order
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
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Otariidaecommon name: eared seals rank: family
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Elasmobranchiicommon name: cartilaginous fishes rank: subclass
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Cetaceacommon name: cetaceans rank: order
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Lagenorhynchus acutuscommon name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species
Geographic Coverages
North Atlantic
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Beth Josephsonoriginator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu
Beth Josephson
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Beth Josephson
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Fisheries
email: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov