Dataset

SEFSC Southeast Cetacean Aerial Survey 1995

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Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Abstract: Southeast Cetacean Aerial Survey, SECAS, was conducted in 1995 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) to estimate cetacean abundance. This data set contains sightings of cetaceans and sea turtles as well as other species, including fish and shark, observed during the aerial survey. The full taxonomic information for this dataset can be found in the Species tab. Marine mammals and sea turtles observed were: Cetaceans: - Atlantic spotted dolphin - Cuvier’s beaked whale - Humpback whale - Northern right whale - Pantropical spotted dolphin - Standard Bottlenose dolphin - Striped dolphin Sea Turtles: - Green turtle - Hardshell - Kemp's ridley - Leatherback - Loggerhead This survey's transects are available in the 'SECAS95Efforts' table/shapefile. ESRI coverage and shapefiles are available for this data set.

Citation: Garrison, L. 2013. SEFSC Southeast Cetacean Aerial Survey 1995. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/db32685e.

Published: October 07, 2025 at 18:15

URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_86

624
occurrence records
26
taxa
15
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 624
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 624
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 624
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 624
100.0%
ON_LAND 7
1.1%

Measurement types

DNA derived data