Dataset for: Cetacean distribution models based on visual and passive acoustic data

This dataset contains predicted marine mammal distributions for the Gulf of Mexico based on passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) [Gulf of Mexico (GOM); US exclusive economic zone (EEZ)]. Modeled species include sperm whales, Cuvier's beaked whales, pilot whales, Stenellid dolphins, Risso’s dolphin and Kogia spp. Model predictions are based on PAM conducted between 2010 and 2012 and have been validated using PAM data from 2013, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) visual survey data from 2009. This dataset supports the publication: Frasier, K. E., Garrison, L. P., Soldevilla, M. S., Wiggins, S. M., & Hildebrand, J. A. (2021). Cetacean distribution models based on visual and passive acoustic data. Scientific Reports, 11(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-021-87577-1.