Marine mammal specimen and other data from the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 22 July 1975 to 28 August 1979 (NODC Accession 8100349)

Marine mammal specimen and other data were collected from the NOAA Ship SURVEYOR from 22 July 1975 to 28 August 1979. Data were collected by the University of Alaska-Fairbanks; Institute of Marine Science (UAK/IMS) as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP). Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F025 Marine Mammal Specimens format. Full format description ia available from the NODC homepage at www.nodc.noaa.gov/. An analog file for this accession is available from NODC user services.

The F025 format is designed to support studies of biological populations and ecosystems that are subject to impact from oil and gas development, marine pollution and other environmental disturbances. Information on marine animal populations, activities, migratory routes and breeding locales are obtained from either surface ship or aircraft surveys.

The F025 format contains data from examinations of marine mammal specimens. The data are collected to define behavior, population dynamics and trophic relationships of marine mammals. In addition to species, position, time and environmental conditions at the collection site, data for each specimen may include weight and body dimensions, sex and reproductive status, age, primary cause of death and analysis of stomach contents. The species of both the specimen and its ingested prey are encoded using the NODC Taxonomic Code. Comments may be reported in a free-text record.

本数据集的海洋哺乳动物标本及其他数据，采集自美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA）“探索者号”（SURVEYOR）科考船，采集时段为1975年7月22日至1979年8月28日。数据由阿拉斯加大学费尔班克斯分校海洋科学研究所（University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Institute of Marine Science，缩写为UAK/IMS）作为外大陆架环境评估计划（Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program, OCSEAP的一部分完成采集。数据经美国国家海洋数据中心（National Oceanographic Data Center, NODC按照其F025海洋哺乳动物标本标准格式进行处理。完整格式说明可通过美国国家海洋数据中心官网www.nodc.noaa.gov获取。此外，该批次数据的模拟文件可向美国国家海洋数据中心用户服务处申领。

F025格式旨在支撑受油气开发、海洋污染及其他环境扰动影响的生物种群与生态系统相关研究。海洋动物种群、活动行为、洄游路径及繁殖栖息地的相关信息，可通过水面科考船或航空调查获取。

F025格式包含海洋哺乳动物标本的检测分析数据。采集此类数据旨在阐明海洋哺乳动物的行为模式、种群动态及营养级关系。除采集地点的物种信息、地理位置、采集时间及现场环境条件外，每份标本的数据还可包括体重、身体尺寸、性别与繁殖状态、年龄、主要死因及胃容物分析结果。标本及其摄入的猎物物种均采用美国国家海洋数据中心分类编码（NODC Taxonomic Code进行编码。备注信息可通过自由文本记录进行标注。