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    • Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of Mexico Rices Whales project (RESTORE survey GU-18-06) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0301293)

    Metadata Updated: June 1, 2025

    As part of a Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE) Science Program project, the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), in collaboration with Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) and Florida International University (FIU), conducted a shipboard survey in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (GoMx) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03. Operations occurred in waters where Rices whales (Balaenoptera ricei) were previously sighted, between the 180 m and 400 m isobaths from the Florida panhandle to Tampa. The survey was designed with a focus on baleen whales, although sightings of other species were opportunistically recorded. A sighting constituted a single or group of marine mammals (whales and dolphins) seen at the same location and time. This dataset includes marine mammal visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions, opportunistic marine mammal photographs, and non-marine mammal sightings (a.k.a. occurrences) such as sea turtles. Raw files from conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts performed on a daily basis during the survey are also available.

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    Metadata Date April 1, 2025
    Metadata Created Date June 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2025 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NMFS SEFSC

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date April 1, 2025
    Metadata Created Date June 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date June 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) 2025 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:74823
    Access Constraints Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of Mexico Rices Whales project (RESTORE survey GU-18-06) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0301293) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/74823., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: Cite as: Garrison, Lance; Soldevilla, Melissa; Mullin, Keith; Hildebrand, John; Heithaus, Michael; Kiszka, Jeremy; Martinez, Anthony; Rappucci, Gina; Dias, Laura A. (2025). Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of Mexico Rice’s Whales project (RESTORE survey GU1806) from 2018-11-11 to 2018-12-03 (NCEI Accession 0301293). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Unpublished Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0301293
    Bbox East Long -84.65517
    Bbox North Lat 29.80483
    Bbox South Lat 27.57117
    Bbox West Long -87.35783
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    Harvest Source Id ca759a40-507d-4d0c-8f8c-64b3c5e05066
    Harvest Source Title NMFS SEFSC
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2018-11-11
    Temporal Extent End 2018-12-03

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