Dataset

SEFSC Atlantic surveys 1992

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Original provider: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset credits: K.D. Mullin and R. Ford, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Abstract: An Atlantic Ocean ship survey was conducted by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center in 1992 to study marine mammals and pelagic apex predators. The primary area of operation was in the Blake Plateau area of the Atlantic Ocean between 28 degree and 35 degree North latitude and from the coastal boundary to the Exclusive Economic Zone. During 28 survey days, at least 10 cetacean species were sighted, including: 1) Atlantic spotted dolphin 2) Cuvier's beaked whale 3) Dwarf sperm whale 4) False killer whale 5) Pantropical spotted dolphin 6) Pygmy killer whale 7) Globicephala sp. 8) Sperm whale 9) Spinner dolphin 10) Standard Bottlenose dolphin The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file.

Citation: Garrison, L. 2020. SEFSC Atlantic surveys 1992. Version 2.6.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/f1c66392.

Published: October 07, 2025 at 13:19

URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_3

1,208
occurrence records
47
taxa
30
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
maximumDepthInMeters 1,208
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 1,208
100.0%

Quality flags

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

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 1,208
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data