gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:65428 eng UTF8 dataset Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Dias, Laura A (305) 361-4269 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 laura.dias@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9378-4577 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ORCID Page Laura Dias Website listed for Dias, Laura A information pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:26 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico, January through March 2018, GoMMAPPS survey (GU1801) GU18-01 Marine Mammal Visual Observations Data 2018 creation 2021 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65428 10.25921/8c6q-g618 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65428 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-fisheries-science-center WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Southeast Fisheries Science Center Website About SEFSC information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST originator Litz, Jenny 305-361-4224 305-365-4102 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33139 Jenny.Litz@noaa.gov principalInvestigator Soldevilla, Melissa 305-361-4238 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA melissa.soldevilla@noaa.gov principalInvestigator Garrison, Lance 305-361-4488 305-361-4478 75 Virginia Beach Dr Miami FL 33149 Lance.Garrison@noaa.gov 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST/EDT principalInvestigator Mullin, Keith D 228-549-1632 228-769-9200 3209 Frederic St. Pascagoula MS 39568 keith.d.mullin@noaa.gov principalInvestigator https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0172376 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Accession 0172376 Partial pressure of carbon dioxide, temperature, salinity and other variables collected from the coastal surface underway observations from NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean during 2018 (NCEI Accession 0172376 download https://doi.org/10.25923/8b6m-y457 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Cruise Report - NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Cruise GU18-01 January-March-2018 U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center. April 2018. Cruise Report - NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Cruise GU18-01, January-March-2018, GoMMAPPS Winter 2018 Research Cruise, 20 p. download https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0171616 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Accession 0171616 Underway meteorological, navigational, optical, physical, profile and time series data collected aboard NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico and North Atlantic Ocean from 2018-01-14 to 2018-03-16 (NCEI Accession 0171616) download https://www.boem.gov/gommapps WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Gommapps Home Page Online Resource download https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/population-assessments/marine-mammal-research-surveys-noaas-southeast-region WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Fisheries Population Assessment of Marine Mammals in SE Online Resource download Cite as: Litz, Jenny; Martinez, Anthony; Rappucci, Gina; Aichinger Dias, Laura; Soldevilla, Melissa; Garrison, Lance; Mullin, Keith (2021). Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods, and environmental parameters collected by CTD and other instruments onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter (GU) in the Gulf of Mexico, during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS survey GU1801) from 2018-01-14 to 2018-03-15 (NCEI Accession 0241032). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/8c6q-g618. Accessed [date]. As part of the GoMMAPPS, the SEFSC conducted shipboard surveys of the oceanic waters of the Gulf of Mexico out to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between 14 January and 16 March 2018. The survey was designed for a two independent visual observer teams approach with Distance sampling to estimate the detection probabilities for marine mammal sightings. This dataset includes marine mammal visual observation data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols. This dataset also includes opportunistic marine mammal photographs and non-marine mammal sightings such as sea turtles. Raw and processed files from Conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) casts performed on a daily basis during the survey are also available. To collect data on the distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) using two independent visual survey teams. completed Rappucci, Gina (305) 361-4283 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 gina.rappucci@noaa.gov pointOfContact Dias, Laura A (305) 361-4269 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 laura.dias@noaa.gov https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9378-4577 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link ORCID Page Laura Dias Website listed for Dias, Laura A information pointOfContact Litz, Jenny 305-361-4224 305-365-4102 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33139 Jenny.Litz@noaa.gov custodian asNeeded EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > TOOTHED WHALES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > INDICATOR SPECIES EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > ENDANGERED SPECIES EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS > BIOLOGICAL RECORDS > POPULATION ABUNDANCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > FLUORESCENCE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > CONDUCTIVITY EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > SALINITY/DENSITY > SALINITY theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 11.5um Radiometer > Nimbus 4 Temperature-Humidity Infrared Radiometer - 11.5 um AEROVANES ANEMOMETERS > ANEMOMETERS BAROMETERS > BAROMETERS BINOCULAR > BINOCULAR CAMERAS CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth ECHO SOUNDERS > ECHO SOUNDERS FLUOROMETERS > FLUOROMETERS GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS HUMIDITY SENSORS > HUMIDITY SENSORS TEMPERATURE SENSORS > TEMPERATURE SENSORS THERMOSALINOGRAPHS VIDEO CAMERA > VIDEO CAMERA VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 17.2 Ships platform Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords 17.2 10.25921/8c6q-g618 theme DOI 14450 theme ESA/MMPA Permit Number GOMMAPPS > Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords M17PG00013 theme Interagency Agreement 0241032 241032 theme NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER US DOC, NOAA, NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami Lab US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center US DOC; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration US DOI; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management US Department of the Interior theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS BIOLOGICAL DATA CONDUCTIVITY FLUORESCENCE MARINE MAMMALS OXYGEN SALINITY SPECIES IDENTIFICATION WATER TEMPERATURE cetacean species abundance water depth theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ marine mammal observation survey - biological visual estimate visual observation theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean theme NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS 5177 GU-18-01 Marine Mammal/Seabird Assessment theme OMAO Project ARO - Primary Barometer on Bridge BOD - Bearing - Waypoint to Waypoint BSP - Barometer CHL - Raw Chlorophyll Counts DBK - Depth Below Keel DBS - Depth Below Surface DBT - Depth Below Transducer DER - Wind Direction Error DERLAT - Derived Latitude Position DERLON - Derived Longitude Position DPT - Depth of Water DRU - Dual Doppler Auxiliary Data DVL - Doppler Velocity Log EMP - Air Temperature GGA - Global Positioning System Fix Data GLL - Geographic Position - Latitude/Longitude HDT - Heading - True IND - Derived True Wind MDA - Meteorological Composite MRA - Rain MTA - Air Temperature MTW - Mean Temperature of Water MUP - Port Wind MUS - Starboard Wind MWD - Wind Direction and Speed MWF - Wind Speed & Direction MWP - Mean Wind Port MWS - Wind & Sea State MWV - Wind Speed and Angle PASHR - Heave Pitch Roll PGSSRVC - Camera Platform Altitude PGSSRVR - ROV Altitude PJKVL - Vessel Log PRDID - Pitch and Roll PSIMDE - Depth True Bearing, Meters RMB - Recommended Minimum Navigation Information RMC - Recommended Minimum Navigation Information ROT - Rate Of Turn SDR - Echo Sounder Depth TMP - Air Temperature UNG - Meteorological VBW - Dual Ground/Water Speed VDR - Set and Drift VHW - Water Speed and Heading VLW - Distance Traveled through Water VTG - Track Made Good and Ground Speed XDR - Cross Track Error,, Dead Reckoning ZDA - Time & Date - UTC theme OMAO Sentence Label NA15OAR4320064 NA20OAR4320472 theme cooperative agreement oceanography theme wmo_categorycode Coastal Waters of Mississippi place NODC SEA AREA NAMES ThESAURUS Aerovanes CTD GPS Humidity Sensor Temperature Sensors anemometer barometers echo sounder fluorometer photograph thermosalinograph video camera instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS GORDON GUNTER (ICES code: 33GG) platform ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter platform NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS CETACEANS CONDUCTIVITY DOLPHIN FLOURESCENCE OCEAN TEMPERATURE OXYGEN PHOTOGRAPHS SALINITY/DENSITY SEA TURTLE SIGHTING VIDEO VISUAL OBSERVATIONS WATER DEPTH theme 2018 temporal BIG EYE BINOCULAR CTD DISTANCE SAMPLING In Situ/Laboratory Instruments LINE-TRANSECT SURVEY SHIPS instrument DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Cetacean visual observations using line-transect survey methods onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter in the Gulf of Mexico, January through March 2018, GoMMAPPS survey (GU1801) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/65428. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 65428 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/65428.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans -96.4715 -81.83917 23.82317 29.95483 | Currentness: Ground Condition 2018-01-14 2018-03-15 Related Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Related Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) This study was funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management through Interagency Agreement M17PG00013 with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This research was carried out [in part] under the auspices of the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), a Cooperative Institute of the University of Miami and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cooperative agreements NA15OAR4320064 and NA20OAR4320472. All marine mammal data and photographs were collected under the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) Permit Number: NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit Number 14450 false eng false Data Table NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_MMSights_BehObs_20211001.csv 2022-09-23 publication NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_MMGroupSizes_20211001.csv 2022-09-23 publication NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_MMSightsCues_20211001.csv 2022-09-23 publication NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_NonMammals_20211001.csv 2022-09-23 publication NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_DataDictionary.csv 2022-09-23 publication NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_GU1801_EffortPoints_20211001.csv 2022-09-23 publication Unknown NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://doi.org/10.25921/8c6q-g618 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://doi.org/10.25921/8c6q-g618 Files must either be downloaded individually or bulk downloaded via an ftp protocol as NCEI tar file is not available due to its large size download dataset Conceptual Consistency trackline points were plotted to identify errors made when recording effort status Parameter or Variable: CETACEANS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: In Situ/Laboratory Instruments, SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELS, POPULATION ABUNDANCE; Sampling Instrument: SHIPS, LINE-TRANSECT SURVEY, DISTANCE SAMPLING, BIG EYE BINOCULAR; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The goal of the research was to conduct line-transect surveys using the Distance sampling approach to estimate the abundance and spatial distribution of marine mammals in the oceanic waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. A two-team independent observer approach using pedestal-mounted 25x150 mm “big eye” binoculars was used to correct for perception bias in resulting abundance estimates. Survey tracklines were oriented perpendicular to bathymetry lines and followed a “sawtooth” pattern from approximately the 100m-isobath to the Exclusive Economic Zone. https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/environmental-stewardship/Environmental-Studies/GOMR/Oceanography/GoMAPPS/NOAA-Ship-Survey-January-March-2018.pdf; Data Quality Method: Data auditing consisted of making corrections based on error log notes from the field, plotting trackline points to identify errors made when recording effort status, and verifying sighting data based on data sheets from the field. Dias, Laura A (305) 361-4269 laura.dias@noaa.gov processor Parameter or Variable: CONDUCTIVITY, OCEAN TEMPERATURE, WATER DEPTH, SALINITY/DENSITY, OXYGEN, FLUORESCENCE, ACOUSTIC VELOCITY (measured); Units: See below in Method; Observation Category: In Situ/Laboratory Instruments, SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS; Sampling Instrument: SHIPS, CTD; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Environmental data were collected at predetermined stations using a conductivity, temperature and depth sensor (CTD) unit. CTD casts recorded vertical profiles of salinity, temperature, and oxygen content to a maximum depth of 500 m. CTD casts were made daily, typically at the end of the mammal survey day. https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/environmental-stewardship/Environmental-Studies/GOMR/Oceanography/GoMAPPS/NOAA-Ship-Survey-January-March-2018.pdf Units: Temperature [ITS-90, deg C]; Fluorescence, WET Labs WETstar [mg/m^3]; Beam Transmission, WET Labs C-Star [%]; Sound Velocity [Chen-Millero, m/s]; Oxygen, SBE 43 [mg/l]; Oxygen, SBE 43 [% saturation]; Depth [salt water, m]; Salinity, Practical [PSU]; Density [density, kg/m^3].; Data Quality Method: None. Dias, Laura A (305) 361-4269 laura.dias@noaa.gov processor NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Cruise Report GU18-01 2019-12-01 publication Gina Rappucci https://doi.org/10.25923/8b6m-y457 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter Cruise GU18-01 January – March 2018 Source Citation URL information originator Big Eye Binocular binoculars 25x150 mm Gordon Gunter (GU) The NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter primarily serves the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), assisting NMFS in accomplishing its responsibilities for conserving and managing our Nation's living marine resources. The ship's homeport is located at the NMFS Pascagoula Laboratory in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Gordon Gunter operates primarily in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, and Caribbean Sea. The ship conducts scientific surveys of the health and abundance of fishery resources and marine mammals. The vessel is operated by NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations. Big Eye Binocular binoculars 25x150 mm