SPECIES IDENTIFICATION and Other Data (NODC Accession 9400148)

This accession contains Bathythermograph (XBT) and Marine Mammal Sighting and Census data. The Marine Mammal Sighting and Census data type contains data from field observations of marine mammals obtained from aircraft and various other platforms. Data were collected as part of Distribution/Abundance of Marine Mammals in Gulf of Mexico (GULFCET I project) funded by grant no MMS 14-35-0001-30619. The data were collected over two year period from April 24, 1992 to June 10, 1994. 19 files of data containing 2,917 records was submitted by Dr. Giulietta Fargion of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.