gov.noaa.nodc:GOMMAPPS eng utf8 series NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-05-06T13:12:24Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Cetacean, sea turtle, and seabird visual observations using line-transect survey methods from ships and aircraft during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS) surveys from 2017 to 2020 2021-10-04 publication 2022-08-01 revision 2021-09-11 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:GOMMAPPS NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher United States Geological Survey (USGS) https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information resourceProvider National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information author National Marine Fisheries Service https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website Institution web page information author NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information author United States Fish and Wildlife Service author United States Geological Survey https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information author Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) http://www.boem.gov/ HTTP Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) website Institution web page information collaborator National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) https://www.noaa.gov/ HTTPS National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website Institution web page information collaborator NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information collaborator Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) https://cimas.rsmas.miami.edu/ HTTPS Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website Institution web page information collaborator US DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) collaborator United States Geological Survey (USGS) https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information collaborator Lance Garrison NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory lance.garrison@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information pointOfContact Jenny Litz NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory jenny.litz@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information pointOfContact Gina Rappucci NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory gina.rappucci@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science 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University of Miami (UM) website Institution web page information contributor Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) http://www.boem.gov/ HTTP Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) website Institution web page information contributor US DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) contributor United States Geological Survey (USGS) https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information contributor NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital As part of the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS), the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) conducted seasonal shipboard surveys of the U.S. oceanic waters of the Gulf of Mexico out to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and aerial surveys of U.S. continental shelf waters (up to the 200-m isobath) from 2017 to 2020. During all cetacean and sea turtle surveys and for the seabird data collected from the plane, a two-team independent visual observer approach with distance sampling was used to estimate the detection probabilities, abundance, and characterize spatial distribution of the species or groups of species. For seabird data collected from the ship, a single team using standard, transect-based methodology was utilized. This collection of datasets includes cetacean, sea turtle, and seabird visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols. These datasets may also include opportunistic data and photographs of cetaceans and other taxa such as manatees, billfish, sharks, sea rays, sunfish, and other marine fishes, sargassum, and algal blooms. Raw and processed files from conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts, and expendable bathythermographs (XBT), performed during ship surveys may also be available for some surveys. This collection (GOMMAPPS) includes a total of 6 SEFSC surveys, including 3 ship-based and 3 aerial surveys. FWS surveys onboard NOAA vessels of opportunity (14) and the (4) aerial surveys were combined and archived under 2 separate accession numbers. All data can be individually accessed through the Granule Search below. The primary goal was to collect data on the distribution and abundance of marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Funding Agency: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Funding Agency: US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Funding Agency: US Fish and Wildlife Service This study was funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management through Interagency Agreement M17PG00013 with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This research was carried out [in part] under the auspices of the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), a Cooperative Institute of the University of Miami and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cooperative agreements NA15OAR4320064 and NA20OAR4320472. Thank you to the marine mammal observers who participated in the SEFSC surveys and also to the crew of the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:GOMMAPPS Preview graphic PNG 0241032 0242273 0243468 0243469 0243654 0244002 0247205 0247206 0256800 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2022-07-27 publication ALGAL BLOOM PRESENCE biological data Biopsy BIRDS cetacean CONDUCTIVITY dolphins FLUORESCENCE MARINE MAMMALS OXYGEN SALINITY sea turtles SOUND VELOCITY species abundance SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT WATER DENSITY water depth WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - XBT BIG EYE BINOCULARS binoculars camera CTD Distance Sampling inclinometer line transect sampling photograph video camera visual estimate visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS aerial photography biological in situ marine mammal observation model output survey - biological visual estimate visual observation theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter NOAA Ship Oregon II NOAA Ship Pisces platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Bureau of Ocean Energy Management National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Pascagoula Laboratory United States Geological Survey University of Miami US Department of the Interior US DOI/Fish and Wildlife Service dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory United States Geological Survey dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS) project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea Coastal Waters of Alabama Coastal Waters of Florida Coastal Waters of Louisiana Coastal Waters of Mississippi Coastal Waters of Texas Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOI > U.S. Department of the Interior DOI/BOEM DOI/USFWS > U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior DOI/USGS > U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Beaked whales (Ziphius and Mesoplodon spp.) Blackfish (Orcinus orca, Peponocephala electra, Feresa attenuata and Pseudorca crassidens combined) Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Kemp's Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) Oceanic Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) Oceanic Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) Pilot whales (Globicephala sp.) Pygmy or Dwarf sperm whales (Kogia spp.) Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei) Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) Shelf Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) Shelf Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) theme Provider Keywords Atlantic spotted dolphin Clymene dolphin Common bottlenose dolphin Common bottlenose or Atlantic spotted dolphin Cuvier's beaked whale Dwarf sperm whale False killer whale Fraser's dolphin Gervais' beaked whale Killer whale Melon-headed or Pygmy killer or False killer whale Melon-headed or Pygmy killer whale Melon-headed whale Pantropical spotted dolphin Pilot whales Pygmy killer whale Pygmy or Dwarf sperm whale Rice's whale Risso's dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Sei or Rice's or Fin whale Sei or Rice's whale Sperm whale Spinner dolphin Stenellid dolphin Striped dolphin West Indian manatee theme Provider Keywords Marine Mammal Common Name B. borealis/ricei Balaenoptera borealis/ricei/physalus Balaenoptera ricei Balaenoptera sp. Delphinidae Feresa attenuata Globicephala sp. Grampus griseus Kogia sima Kogia sp. Lagenodelphis hosei Mesoplodon europeaus Mesoplodon sp. Odontoceti Orcinus orca P. electra/F. attenuata P. electra/F. attenuata/P. crassidens Peponocephala electra Physeter macrocephalus Pseudorca crassidens Stenella attenuata Stenella clymene Stenella coeruleoalba Stenella frontalis Stenella longirostris Stenella sp. Steno bredanensis T. truncatus/S. frontalis Trichechus manatus Tursiops truncatus Ziphiidae Ziphius cavirostris theme Provider Keywords Marine Mammal Scientific Name Fish; Billfish sp. Fish; Flying Fish Fish; Hammerhead Shark Fish; Manta Ray Fish; Sunfish (Mola mola) Fish; Swordfish Fish; Tuna sp. Fish; Unid. Large Fish Fish; Unid. Ray Fish; Unid. Shark Fish_Rays; Manta Ray Fish_Rays; Unid. Ray Fish_Sharks; Hammerhead Shark Fish_Sharks; Unid. Shark Fish_Sharks; Whale Shark Other; Longline Fishing Gear Other; Red Tide - Continuous Other; Red Tide - Intermittent Other; Red Tide - Sparse Sargassum; Thin Line Turtles; Green Turtle Turtles; Hardshell Turtles; Kemp's Ridley Turtles; Leatherback Turtles; Loggerhead theme Provider Keywords Non-Marine Mammal Occurrences American White Pelican American coot American kestrel American redstart Atlantic spotted dolphin Audubon's shearwater Baltimore oriole Band-rumped storm-petrel Bank swallow Barn swallow Beaked whales (Ziphius and Mesoplodon spp.) Black Scoter Black Skimmer Black Tern Black-bellied Whisting-Duck Black-bellied plover Black-billed cuckoo Black-capped petrel Black-crowned night-heron Black-throated blue warbler Black-throated green warbler Blackfish (Orcinus orca, Peponocephala electra, Feresa attenuata and Pseudorca crassidens combined) Blackpoll warbler Blue-winged teal Blue-winged warbler Boat (fishing) Bobolink Bonaparte's Gull Bottlenose Dolphin Bridled tern Brown Boody Brown Noddy Brown Pelican Brown booby Brown-headed cowbird Bryde's whale Bufflehead Canvasback Cape May warbler Caspian Tern Cattle Egret Chimney swift Chipping sparrow Chuck-will's-widow Cliff swallow Clymene dolphin Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene) Common Loon Common nighthawk Common tern Common yellowthroat Cory's Shearwater Cuvier's Beaked whale Dabbling Duck sp Double-crested Cormorant Duck sp Eastern kingbird Eastern wood-pewee Eurasian Collared-dove False killer whale Fea's petrel Forage Fish Forster's tern Gadwall Gray catbird Great Black-backed Gull Great Blue Heron Great Egret Great shearwater Greater scaup Grebe sp Green Heron Green Sea Turtle Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Green turtle Gull sp Gull-billed tern Hammerhead Shark Hawksbill Sea Turtle Heron/Egret sp Herring Gull Hooded Merganser Hooded warbler Indigo bunting Jaeger sp Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Kemp's Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) Kemp's ridley turtle Laughing Gull Leach's storm-petrel Least Tern Least sandpiper Leatherback Sea Turtle Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Leatherback turtle Lesser Black-backed Gull Lesser Scaup Lesser yellowlegs Little Blue Heron Loggerhead Sea Turtle Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) Loggerhead turtle Long-tailed jaeger Loon sp Louisiana waterthrush Magnificent frigatebird Magnificient Frigatebird Magnolia warbler Mahi mahi Manta Ray Manx shearwater Masked Booby Merlin Mola mola Mottled Duck Mourning dove Nashville warbler Neotropic cormorant Northern Gannet Northern Pintail Northern Shoveler Northern rough-winged swallow Northern waterthrush Oceanic Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) Oceanic Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Oceanic front Oil slick Orchard oriole Osprey Ovenbird Palm warbler Pantropical spotted dolphin Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata) Parasitic jaeger Peregrine falcon Petrel/Shearwater sp Phalarope sp Pilot whales (Globicephala sp.) Pomarine jaeger Prothonotary warbler Purple martin Pygmy or Dwarf sperm whales (Kogia spp.) Red phalarope Red-billed tropicbird Red-breasted Merganser Red-footed booby Red-necked phalarope Red-throated loon Redhead Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei) Ring-billed gull Ring-necked Duck Risso's dolphin Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) Rock pigeon Roseate Spoonbill Roseate Tern Rough-toothed dolphin Royal Tern Ruby-throated hummingbird Ruddy turnstone Sanderling Sandwich tern Sargassum Scarlet tanager Scaup sp Scoter sp Sea/Diving Duck sp Semipalmated sandpiper Shelf Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) Shelf Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Short-eared owl Short-finned pilot whale Snowy Egret Sooty Tern Sooty/Bridled Tern sp Sooty/Bridled tern South Polar skua Sperm Whale Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Spinner dolphin Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) Spotted sandpiper Storm-Petrel sp Striped dolphin Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) Sulid sp Surf Scoter Teal sp Tern sp Tree swallow Trichodesmium Tricolored Heron Tropical kingbird Turkey Vulture Veery Vulture sp West Indian Manatee Western sandpiper Whale Shark Whimbrel White Ibis White-crowned pigeon White-rumped sandpiper White-tailed tropicbird White-winged Scoter White-winged dove Wilson's Storm-Petrel Wilson's warbler Wood Stork Yellow warbler Yellow-billed cuckoo Yellow-breasted chat Yellow-crowned night-heron Yellow-headed blackbird Yellow-rumped warbler theme Provider Keywords Species Common Name Actitis macularius Anas acuta Anas clypeata Anas fulvigula Anas strepera Anous stolidus Antrostomus carolinensis Archilochus colubris Ardea herodias Arenaria interpres Asio flammeus Aythya affinis Aythya americana Aythya collaris Aythya marila Aythya valisineria Balaenoptera edeni Bucephala albeola Bulbulcus ibia Butorides virescens Calidris alba Calidris fuscicollis Calidris mauri Calidris minutilla Calidris pusilla Calomectris diomedea Cardellina pusilla Caretta caretta Cathartes aura Catharus fuscescens Chaetura pelagica Chelonia mydas Chlidonias niger Chordeiles minor Chroicocephalus philadelphia Coccyzus americanus Coccyzus erythropthalmus Columba livia Contopus virens Coryphaena hippurus Dendrocygna autumnalis Dermochelys coriacea Dolichonyx oryzivorus Dumetella carolinensis Egretta alba Egretta caerulea Egretta thula Egretta tircolor Eretmochelys imbricata Eudocimus albus Falco columbarius Falco peregrinus Falco sparverius Fregata magnificens Fulica americana Gavia immer Gavia stellata Gelochelidon nilotica Geothlypis trichas Globicephala macrorhynchus Grampus griseus Hirundo rustica Hydroprogne caspia Icteria virens Icterus galbula Icterus spurius Larus argentatus Larus delawarensis Larus fuscus Larus marinus Leiothlypis ruficapilla Lepidochelys kempii Leucophaeus atricilla Lophodytes cucullatus Manta sp Melanitta americana Melanitta fusca Melanitta perspicillata Mergus serrator Mola mola Molothrus ater Morus bassanus Mycteria americana Numenius phaeopus Nyctanassa violacea Nycticorax nycticorax Oceanites oceanicus Oceanodroma castro Oceanodroma leucorboa Onchyoprion anaethetus Onchyoprion fuscatus Pandion haliaetus Parkesia motacilla Parkesia noveboracensis Passerina cyanea Patagioenas leucocephala Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Pelecanus occidentalis Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Phaethon aethereus Phaethon lepturus Phalacrocorax auritus Phalacrocorax brasilianus Phalaropus fulicarius Phalaropus lobatus Physeter macrocephalus Physeter microcephalus Piranga olivacea Platalea ajaja Pluvialis squatarola Progne subis Protonotaria citrea Pseudorca crassidens Pterodrama hasitata Pterodroma feae Puffinus gravis Puffinus lherminieri Puffinus puffinus Rhincodon typus Rhyncops niger Riparia riparia Seiurus aurocapilla Setophaga caerulescens Setophaga citrina Setophaga coronata Setophaga magnolia Setophaga palmarum Setophaga petechia Setophaga ruticilla Setophaga striata Setophaga tigrina Setophaga virens Spatula discors Sphyrnidae sp Spizella passerina Stelgidopteryx serripennis Stenella attenuata Stenella clymene Stenella coeruleoalba Stenella frontalis Stenella longirostris Steno bredanensis Stercorarius longicaudus Stercorarius maccormicki Stercorarius parasiticus Stercorarius pomarinus Sterna dougallii Sterna forsteri Sterna hirundo Sternula antillarum Streptopelia decaocto Sula dactylatra Sula leucogaster Sula sula Tachycineta bicolor Thalasseus maximus Thalasseus sandvicensis Trichechus manatus Tringa flavipes Tursiops truncatus Tyrannus melancholicus Tyrannus tyrannus Vermivora cyanoptera Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Zenaida asiatica Zenaida macroura Ziphius cavirostris theme Provider Keywords Species Scientific Name POPULATION ABUNDANCE SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELS species distribution theme Provider Observation Categories BIG EYE BINOCULARS BINOCULAR > BINOCULAR CAMERA > CAMERA CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Distance Sampling INCLINOMETERS > INCLINOMETERS Line Transect Sampling VIDEO CAMERA > VIDEO CAMERA 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian 8CT13N 9WK7GK A679DE ALPGMN ARYMDB EU7CXU GL852K M0476T PECH82 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; National Marine Fisheries Service; NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center; United States Fish and Wildlife Service; United States Geological Survey (2021). Cetacean, sea turtle, and seabird visual observations using line-transect survey methods from ships and aircraft during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GOMMAPPS) surveys from 2017 to 2020. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/GOMMAPPS. Accessed [date]. 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If a photo displaying a marine mammal is used, please include the permit number in the captions and acknowledge NOAA Fisheries. Rappucci, G. (2023). Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS) : Marine Mammals, Volume 1 : Report. United States. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. https://doi.org/10.25923/7hbn-jp82 2023 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/7hbn-jp82 https://doi.org/10.25923/7hbn-jp82 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/7hbn-jp82 related report information Rappucci, G. author United States. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. publisher documentDigital United States. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. crossReference mission Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS) Project 2017 publication https://www.boem.gov/gommapps HTTPS https://www.boem.gov/gommapps GoMMAPPS website information Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) http://www.boem.gov/ HTTP Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) website Institution web page information collaborator crossReference project Program Information publication https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/population-assessments/marine-mammal-research-surveys-noaas-southeast-region HTTPS https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/population-assessments/marine-mammal-research-surveys-noaas-southeast-region Marine Mammal Research Surveys in NOAA's Southeast Region information US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center HTTPS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website Institution web page information author crossReference program Sussman, A. L., & U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (1992). EPA 40km Hexagons for Conterminous United States [Data set]. U.S. Geological Survey. https://doi.org/10.5066/p9c56ay1 1992 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.5066/p9c56ay1 https://doi.org/10.5066/p9c56ay1 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.5066/p9c56ay1 related dataset information Sussman, Allison L. author U.S. Environmental Protection Agency author U.S. Geological Survey publisher tableDigital crossReference eng; USA utf8 environment oceans imageryBaseMapsEarthCover biota -97.5153 -81.1479 23.8231 30.6468 2003-06-12 2020-02-12 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information +1-301-713-3277 ncei.info@noaa.gov pointOfContact In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian bathythermograph - XBT bathythermograph - XBT eXpendable BathyThermograph BIG EYE BINOCULARS BIG EYE BINOCULARS A pair of 25 x 150mm telescopes side-by-side, mounted on a pedestal and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular vision) when viewing distant objects. https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/all/b3ecc166-16d5-4144-b23f-49ba59813b72?gtm_keyword=BIG%20EYE%20BINOCULARS>m_scheme=instruments binoculars binoculars Binoculars, field glasses or binocular telescopes are a pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular vision) when viewing distant objects. camera camera An instrument for recording images. CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe Distance Sampling Distance Sampling A set of randomly placed lines or points is established and distances are measured to those objects detected by traveling the line or surveying the points. https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/KeywordViewer/scheme/instruments/092cad6c-758d-4d0b-b615-615fc42e08b5?gtm_keyword=Distance%20Sampling>m_scheme=instruments Reference https://distancesampling.org/downloads/distancebook1993/index.html; Buckland, S.T., Anderson, D.R., Burnham, K.P. and Laake, J.L. 1993. Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations. Chapman and Hall, London. 446pp. inclinometer inclinometer used on moored buoys to derive wave steepness or height instrument used on moored buoys to measure 'vertical displacement of the buoy hull' to determine wave height, period, etc. May be used in conjunction with the use of a Datawell Hippy sensor to measure vertical heave acceleration along with pitch and roll. Also may be used with a second sensor, a triaxial magnetometer, is used to measure hull azimuth. line transect sampling line transect sampling perpendicular distances from a line A line is traversed by an observer and perpendicular distances are measured from the line to each detected object. Reference https://distancesampling.org/downloads/distancebook1993/index.html; Buckland, S.T., Anderson, D.R., Burnham, K.P. and Laake, J.L. 1993. Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations. Chapman and Hall, London. 446pp. photograph photograph still images used as the basis for making parameter determinations video camera video camera a camera which makes moving or still images used as the basis for making parameter determinations visual estimate visual estimate not an instrument - maybe an observation type visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Updated information for the vessel GORDON GUNTER from UNITED STATES(US). Name : GORDON GUNTER Country(s) : UNITED STATES(US) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 31 Research vessel Call Sign : WTEO IMO : 8835255 Pennant : R 336 Title : NOAA Ship Commissioned Date : 1998-08-28 Current Length : 68.3 Built : 1989-05-12 Previous Name (Notes): Relentless Notes : Built as the U.S. Naval Ship RELENTLESS (T-AGOS 18). Transferred to NOAA in 1993. Information Sources: - http://www.moc.noaa.gov/gu/index.html - http://www.seasearcher.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=341240 Confirmed by NOAA on 2010-09-10. NOAA Ship Oregon II Title: NOAA Ship Flag: United States of America Vessel Type: Fishing Vessel (Research) DOB: 1967 IMO: 6728068 Hull Classification: R 332 Commissioned on 12 March 1975 and the current status is active. NOAA Ship Pisces Updated information from ICES for UNITED STATES platform PISCES: Name : PISCES Flag : UNITED STATES - US (ISO Country Code) Call Sign : WTDL Title : NOAA Ship Platform Class : Research vessel IMO : 9349071 Pennant : R-226 Commissioned Date : 2009-11-06 Current Length : 63.8 Built : 2007-12-06 Information Source : http://www.moc.noaa.gov/pc/index.html (URL) Lloyds URL : http://www.seasearcher.com/lmiu/vessels/overview.htm?vesselID=366752 Original NODC information: Flag: United States Title: NOAA Ship R-226 Vessel Type: Fisheries Survey/Research DOB: 20071219 Commissioned: 20091106 Submitted to ICES on 2010/09/08. Confirmed by NOAA on 22 Mar 2012.