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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 America, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of America Rice’s Whales project (RESTORE survey GU1901) from 2019-05-31 to 2019-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0305034)

    Metadata Updated: September 2, 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 America from 2019-05-31 to 2019-07-31. Operations occurred in waters where Rice’s 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, marine mammal biopsy samples, water samples for environmental DNA (eDNA), trawl catch data, 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 2025-06-16T13:02:41Z
    Metadata Created Date July 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) June 13, 2025 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Metadata Date 2025-06-16T13:02:41Z
    Metadata Created Date July 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date September 2, 2025
    Reference Date(s) June 13, 2025 (publication)
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    Access Constraints Cite as: Garrison, Lance; Soldevilla, Melissa; Mullin, Keith; Hildebrand, John; Heithaus, Michael; Kiszka, Jeremy; Martinez, Anthony; Rappucci, Gina; Dias, Laura Aichinger (2025). Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of America, for the Trophic Interactions and Habitat Requirements of Gulf of America Rice’s Whales project (RESTORE survey GU1901) from 2019-05-31 to 2019-07-31 (NCEI Accession 0305034). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/52w6-4c18. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2019-05-31
    Temporal Extent End 2019-07-31

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