gov.noaa.nodc:0317335 eng utf8 dataset 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 2026-08-10T13:36:52Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of America (survey GU1404) from 2014-07-05 to 2014-07-29 (NCEI Accession 0317335) 2026-08-07 publication 2026-08-03 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/6kay-fy53 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0317335 NCEI Archive Management System 0317335 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 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 Center Miami Laboratory 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 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 Center Miami Laboratory website Institution web page information pointOfContact Laura Aichinger Dias NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory laura.dias@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 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 principalInvestigator Melissa Soldevilla NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory melissa.soldevilla@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 principalInvestigator Anthony Martinez NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory anthony.martinez@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 collaborator Garrison, Lance 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 author Soldevilla, Melissa 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 author Martinez, Anthony 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 author Rappucci, Gina 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 author Dias, Laura Aichinger 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 author 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 tableDigital The Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) conducted a marine mammal survey in the offshore waters along the inner continental slope off the Dry Tortugas from 2014-07-04 to 2014-07-29. This project was conducted jointly with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to support environmental assessments associated with potential offshore energy exploration projects in the southeastern Gulf and to improve understanding of potential critical habitat areas for the Northern Gulf sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) population. The survey was designed with a focus on sperm whales, although sightings of other species were also recorded. A sighting constitutes a 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, marine mammal photographs, marine mammal biopsy samples, and non-marine mammal sightings (a.k.a. occurrences) such as sea turtles. Raw and processed files from conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) and expendable bathythermograph (XBT) casts performed during the survey are also available. The primary objective of this study was to assess the abundance, habitat, and spatial distribution of sperm whales of the southeastern Gulf of America by means of visual and acoustic monitoring, deployment of satellite tags, and biopsy sampling. Funding Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Funding Agency: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center 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:0317335 Preview graphic PNG 0317335 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2026-05-21 publication biological data Biopsy cetacean dolphins LATITUDE LONGITUDE MARINE MAMMALS OXYGEN SALINITY sea turtles SPECIES COUNT PER SAMPLE water depth WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS bathythermograph - XBT BIG EYE BINOCULARS CTD dart biopsy gun GPS trawl instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami Laboratory dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Gulf of America place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 24 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 CTD Ships XBT big eye binoculars biopsy camera in situ/laboratory instruments line transect sampling photograph satellite telemetry tags sighting visual observation instrument Provider Instruments Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 2026 revision 24 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. 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 GORDON GUNTER (call sign: WTEO, ICES code: 33GG, 1998-) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 24 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. 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 CX2W2D Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Garrison, Lance; Soldevilla, Melissa; Martinez, Anthony; Rappucci, Gina; Dias, Laura Aichinger (2026). Cetacean visual observations and environmental parameters collected by conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of America (survey GU1404) from 2014-07-05 to 2014-07-29 (NCEI Accession 0317335). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/6kay-fy53. Accessed [date]. 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Marine Mammal and Turtle Division. (2026). Cruise Results : NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Cruise (GU14-04) July 2 – July 31, 2014 Southeast Gulf of Mexico Sperm Whale Study II. Southeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document ; MMTD-2026-06. https://doi.org/10.25923/cyhw-2961 2026 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.25923/cyhw-2961 https://doi.org/10.25923/cyhw-2961 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.25923/cyhw-2961 related journal article information Southeast Fisheries Science Center. Marine Mammal and Turtle Division author NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center publisher documentDigital Southeast Fisheries Science Center reference document ; MMTD-2026-06 crossReference project Wanninkhof, Rik; Pierrot, Denis; Sullivan, Kevin F.; Huss, Betty E. (2016). Partial pressure (or fugacity) of carbon dioxide, salinity and other variables collected from Surface underway observations using Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas analyzer, Shower head chamber equilibrator for autonomous carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement and other instruments from NOAA Ship GORDON GUNTER in the Coastal Waters of Florida, Coastal Waters of Louisiana and others from 2014-02-15 to 2014-11-22 (NCEI Accession 0157328). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.coast_gu2014uw. 2016-12-08 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.coast_gu2014uw NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0157328 https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.coast_gu2014uw HTTPS https://doi.org/10.3334/cdiac/otg.coast_gu2014uw Related dataset information Wanninkhof, Rik NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) website Institution web page information author Pierrot, Denis Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies https://cimas.earth.miami.edu/ HTTPS Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website Institution web page information author Sullivan, Kevin F. Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies Kevin.Sullivan@noaa.gov https://cimas.earth.miami.edu/ HTTPS Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website Institution web page information author Huss, Betty E. NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) website Institution web page information author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) publisher tableDigital crossReference collection eng; USA utf8 environment oceans biota -87.3885 -81.251 23.85733 27.492 2014-07-05 2014-07-29 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. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0317335 v1.1 was published. 2026-08-07T21:52:05Z NCEI Accession 0317335 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0317335/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0317335 v1.1 published 2026-08-07T21:52:05Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: cetacean (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Ships; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The goal of the research was to conduct visual and passive acoustic surveys to localize Rice’s whales and conduct close approaches to deploy telemetry tags, collect biopsy samples, and collect photographic data on select Rice’s whales. Survey tracklines were oriented along the 180–400 m isobaths, with a focus on the 200 m isobath.; Data Quality Method: Data auditing consisted of making corrections based on error log notes from the field, plotting trackline points to identify errors made when recording effort status, and verifying sighting data based on data sheets from the field. Parameter or Variable: visual observation (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: BIG EYE BINOCULARS Parameter or Variable: MARINE MAMMALS (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: BIG EYE BINOCULARS Parameter or Variable: dolphins (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: BIG EYE BINOCULARS Parameter or Variable: biological data (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: BIG EYE BINOCULARS Parameter or Variable: Ocean temperature (measured); Units: degrees C; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Environmental data were collected using a conductivity, temperature and depth sensor (CTD) unit. CTD casts recorded vertical profiles of salinity, temperature, and oxygen content to a maximum depth of 255 m. Parameter or Variable: water depth (measured); Units: meter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD Parameter or Variable: SALINITY (measured); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD Parameter or Variable: OXYGEN (measured); Units: mg/l; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: CTD Parameter or Variable: Biopsy (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: dart biopsy gun; Sampling and Analyzing Method: biopsy dart sampling, http://doi.org/10.7289/V5CC0XN0 Parameter or Variable: SPECIES COUNT PER SAMPLE (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: trawl asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. 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 CTD CTD Conductivity-Temperature-Depth probe dart biopsy gun dart biopsy gun Used to take remote biopsy samples. GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation trawl trawl A fishing net that is dragged behind a boat. A wide range of demersal (bottom) or pelagic (mid-water) species of fish are taken by this fishing method which entails one or a pair of vessels towing a large bag-shaped net either along the seafloor or in mid-water. 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.