Mid-Atlantic Nearshore and Mid-shelf Baleen Whale Monitoring
Citation
Engelhaupt, A. 2022. Midshelf Baleen Whale Surveys 2020 - 2022. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2211) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/r9n9mt accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-30.Description
Original provider: HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. Dataset credits: The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program Abstract: The data in this dataset represent animal sightings and vessel tracks that occurred during nearshore and mid-shelf baleen whale surveys off the coast of Virginia Beach, VA in the VACAPES OPAREA beginning in November 2020. This project is ongoing and data will be updated annually. Work is being performed by HDR under contract to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command as part of the U.S. Navy’s Marine Species Monitoring Program sponsored by U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Supplemental information: Sightings and effort data were entered and organized in this geodatabase by HDR. Source data was provided by HDR under the MSM IDIQ contract. Sighting locations represent actual animal locations. Sightings and effort data for this project were collected using a prototype collection application. Because this application used a different database structure, there are no environmentals associated with the effort tracks. Survey tracklines (aggregated over time) are available online and included in a downloadable zip file (shapefile format).Purpose
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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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Tursiops truncatuscommon name: Common Bottlenose Dolphin rank: species
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Balaenoptera physaluscommon name: Fin Whale 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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Caretta carettacommon name: Loggerhead Sea Turtle rank: species
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Balaenoptera acutorostratacommon name: Common Minke Whale rank: species
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Eubalaena glacialiscommon name: North Atlantic Right Whale rank: species
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Delphinus delphiscommon name: Short-beaked Common Dolphin rank: species
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Delphinidaecommon name: dolphins rank: family
Geographic Coverages
North Atlantic
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Amy Engelhauptoriginator
position: Primary contact
HDR Inc.
email: amyengelhaupt@gmail.com
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://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: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
Amy Engelhaupt
owner
position: Primary contact
HDR Inc.
email: amyengelhaupt@gmail.com
Amy Engelhaupt
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
HDR Inc.
email: amyengelhaupt@gmail.com