DUML vessel-based photo-id and biopsy surveys in VACAPES OPAREA off Hatteras 2009, 2011-2015

Original provider: Duke University Marine Laboratory Dataset credits: Duke University Marine Laboratory Abstract: The site off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina is subsumed within the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing (AFTT) Monitoring Program. The survey area encompasses approximately 16,000 km² and includes continental shelf waters and deeper waters beyond the shelf break. The area also includes a large portion of the Cape Hatteras Special Research Area (CHSRA), designated by NOAA Fisheries to address interactions between short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and the pelagic longline fisheries. A monitoring program (shipboard and aerial surveys) was implemented in 2011 to estimate density and document distribution and seasonal residency of marine mammals and sea turtles in the CHSRA. Purpose: The primary objectives of these surveys are to: (1) document species occurrence and examine patterns of residency of marine mammals and turtles in the defined study area (2) determine relatedness among individuals, populations and species within the study area (3) supplement the visual surveys with acoustic monitoring using a High-frequency Acoustic Recording Package (HARP) (4) collect baseline data on the diving behavior of deep diving cetaceans e.g. short-finned pilot whales and beaked whales Supplemental information: [2016-04-14] Sightings in 2015 were appended. The following columns were added (these columns are blank for the sightings before 2015): end_time, end_lat, end_long, behav_state, totminest, totmaxest, mincalves, maxcalves, minyoy, maxyoy, totposid, totnoid, totfinbest, calfposid, calfnoid, calfinbest, yoyposid, comments, photo_notes, sighting_notes, observations, photo_grades, acoustics of which totposid, totnoid, totfinbest, calfposid, calfnoid, calfinbest, yoyposid, comments, sighting_notes, observations, photo_grades are blank for the 2015 sightings. [2015-05-13] The 2013-2014 data were appended. [2014-03-21] The 2013 data were appended. All the US Navy-funded survey datasets are found in the OBIS-SEAMAP US Navy page.

原始提供方：杜克大学海洋实验室（Duke University Marine Laboratory）
数据集贡献方：杜克大学海洋实验室
摘要：北卡罗来纳州哈特拉斯角附近海域隶属于美国海军大西洋舰队训练与测试（Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing, AFTT）监测计划。本次调查区域总面积约16000平方千米，涵盖大陆架海域及陆架坡以外的深水区域。该区域同时包含美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA）渔业部门划定的哈特拉斯角特殊研究区（CHSRA）的大部分区域，该研究区旨在研究短鳍领航鲸（Globicephala macrorhynchus）与远洋延绳钓渔业之间的交互影响。2011年启动了一项监测计划（包含船载与航空调查），以估算CHSRA内海洋哺乳动物与海龟的种群密度，记录其分布与季节性居留情况。
调查目标：本次调查的核心目标如下：（1）记录研究区域内海洋哺乳动物与海龟的物种出现情况，分析其居留模式；（2）探明研究区域内个体、种群及物种间的亲缘关系；（3）采用高频声学记录包（High-frequency Acoustic Recording Package, HARP）开展声学监测，以补充目视调查；（4）收集深潜鲸类（如短鳍领航鲸与喙鲸）的潜水行为基线数据。
补充说明：
[2016-04-14] 补充了2015年的目击记录，并新增以下列字段（2015年之前的目击记录对应字段均为空值）：end_time、end_lat、end_long、behav_state、totminest、totmaxest、mincalves、maxcalves、minyoy、maxyoy、totposid、totnoid、totfinbest、calfposid、calfnoid、calfinbest、yoyposid、comments、photo_notes、sighting_notes、observations、photo_grades、acoustics。其中，totposid、totnoid、totfinbest、calfposid、calfnoid、calfinbest、yoyposid、comments、sighting_notes、observations、photo_grades这11个字段在2015年的目击记录中同样为空。
[2015-05-13] 补充了2013-2014年的调查数据。
[2014-03-21] 补充了2013年的调查数据。
所有由美国海军资助的调查数据集均可在OBIS-SEAMAP美国海军页面获取。