NOAA Caribbean Sea Cetacean Survey 1995; Sightings

A Caribbean cetacean survey was conducted in 1995 by NOAA Southeast
Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of
cetaceans in U.S. waters, especially in the Caribbean Sea and adjacent North
Atlantic. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other
species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey.
During the 44 day cruise with 4,274 transect kilometers surveyed, nine
cetaceans were identified, including Humpback whale, Minke whale, Mesoplodon
sp. Ziphiidae, Pilot whale, Bottlenose dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin,
Pantropical spotted dolphin, Striped dolphin. The dataset is accompanied by
transect data which is provided as a separate file.