SEFSC Gomex Shelf 1994

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
Carol Roden, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center

Abstract:
A Eastern Gulf of Mexico cetacean survey was conducted in 1994 by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey.

Sighted species numbers 299 herds composed of 4,370 total individual animals, including

Atlantic spotted dolphin
Clymene dolphin
Cuvier’s beaked whale
Hardshell
Kemp's ridley
Leatherback
Loggerhead
Pantropical spotted dolphin
Risso's dolphin
Rough-toothed dolphin
Sperm whale
Spinner dolphin
Standard Bottlenose dolphin
Striped dolphin

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