Dataset

SERC Cownose Ray Study

OTN-OBIS MeasurementOrFact Open in mapper Explore occurrences

This is the OBIS extraction of the Atlantic Cooperative Telemetry and Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) SERC Cownose Ray Study, consisting of the release tagging metadata, i.e. the location and date when the tagged animal was released, and summarized detection events of tagged individuals. If readers are interested in the source dataset they may also inquire with the project PIs as listed here or on the OTN web site (https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=ACT.CBCNR).

Abstract:The Cownose Ray is an ecologically important batoid ray in coastal areas of the western North Atlantic. This study seeks to identify patterns in habitat use throughout the annual migration along the US Atlantic Coast.

Citation: Ogburn, M. 2014. Cownose Ray Habitat Use and Migration. Accessed via the Ocean Tracking Network OBIS IPT on INSERT DATE

Published: June 03, 2026 at 15:38

First registration: June 03, 2026 at 15:24

License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

URL: https://members.oceantrack.org/ipt/resource?r=otnsercserccownoseraystud

Contacts:

Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre
Ocean Tracking Network

Kimberly Richie
SERC

Matthew Ogburn
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Charles Bangley
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Keira Heggie
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Robert Aguilar
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Samir Patel
Coonamessett Farm Foundation

Ian Park
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife

Chuck Stence
Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Matthew Balazik
Virginia Commonwealth University

Jeff Kneebone
Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium

Rebecca Asch
East Carolina University

David Secor
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Jacqueline Roberts
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Joseph Warren
Stony Brook University

Michael Frisk
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University

Patrick McGrath
Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Lewis Naisbett-Jones
University of North Carolina

Keith Dunton
Monmouth University

Matthew Sclafani
Cornell University

Thomas Grothues
Rutgers University

Bethany Williams
NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Wilmelie Cruz-Marrero
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

T. Reid Nelson
George Mason University

Edward Hale
Delaware Sea Grant

Michael Loeffler
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries

Sofie Van Parijs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Stephen O'Malley
Ocean Tech Services, LLC

Aaron Carlisle
University of Delaware

Bradley Peterson
Stony Brook University

Thomas Miller
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Susan Parks
Syracuse University

Danielle Dyson
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

7,324
occurrence records
343
measurements and facts
1
taxa
1
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 86
1.2%
maximumDepthInMeters 7,324
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 7,324
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 7,324
100.0%
ON_LAND 1,020
13.9%

Measurement types

DNA derived data