SEFSC Atlantic surveys 1999

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
Carol Roden, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

Abstract:
An Atlantic Ocean ship survey was conducted by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center in 1999 to evaluate abundance, distribution and stock structure of cetaceans in southeastern U.S. Atlantic waters. Data gathered on this survey will provide abundance estimates for calculating the Potential Biological Removal for U.S. Atlantic waters as required by the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

During the 32 survey days, at least 12 cetacean species were sighted, including

Atlantic spotted dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Clymene dolphin
Common dolphin
Fraser's dolphin
Melon-headed whale
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Pilot whale
Risso's dolphin
Rough-toothed dolphin
Sperm whale
Striped dolphin

The dataset is accompanied by transect data which is provided as a separate file.