Dataset

PIFSC, Cetacean Survey, PMNM Humpback Whales 2019, Cruise 1901, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

OBIS-SEAMAP Open in mapper Explore occurrences

Original provider: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Abstract: In April 2019, the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary conducted a collaborative exploratory ship-based survey for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) aboard the NOAA Oscar Elton Sette. During the 6-day effort the shallow atolls and banks extending from Middle Bank (north of Kauai) to St. Rogatien Banks (north of French Frigate Shoals) were surveyed. There were 60 cetacean sightings, most of which were humpback whales.

Citation: Hill, M. 2023. PIFSC, Cetacean Survey, PMNM Humpback Whales 2019, Cruise 1901, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. Version 1.1.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/1b5cee0d.

Published: October 08, 2025 at 13:58

URL: https://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_2236

60
occurrence records
11
taxa
9
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
maximumDepthInMeters 60
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 60
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 60
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data