NEFSC Survey 1991

Debi Palka

doi:10.15468/ycxx2p

NEFSC Survey 1991

Citation

Palka D, OBIS-SEAMAP (2021). NEFSC Survey 1991. Version 1.8. OBIS-SEAMAP. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ycxx2p accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

Original provider: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Abstract: The aerial survey period was October 11-24, 1991. The survey was completed in 14 days with 8 flight days. The survey was based out of Bangor International Airport in Maine, and covered the Gulf of Maine and Massachusetts Bay area. A total of 42.2 hr were flown, covering over 4,600 mi of trackline. The survey covered the area of the 1991 harbor porpoise shipboard survey in order to get an indication of the fall distribution of harbor porpoise, and surveyed Massachusetts Bay primarily to determine distribution and density of pilot whales during the time of mass strandings on Cape Cod. Supplemental information: [2014-03-13] The platform of this dataset was incorrect. It was classified as a boat survey but it is an aerial survey. The metadata also described a wrong survey. These issues are fixed now. The updated abstract was copied from Item 15 in the following URL upon provider's permission: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/tm/tm120/appendices/tm120d.html In addition to the sightings data, effort data were recorded every half hour or whenever conditions changed. This dataset, therefore, should be used with the effort data.

Purpose

Not available

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin Whale rank: species
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Phoca vitulina
common name: Harbor Seal rank: species
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
common name: Minke Whale rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order
Lagenorhynchus acutus
common name: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin rank: species

Geographic Coverages

North Atlantic Ocean

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Debi Palka
originator
position: Primary contact
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
email: dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu

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

Debi Palka
owner
position: Primary contact
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
email: dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu

Debi Palka
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center
email: dpalka@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu