Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles data for the Deepwater Horizon Response and Assessment in the Gulf of Mexico, dating from 2001-06-19 to 2016-02-16

These data are for the 28 species of whales and dolphins, the Florida manatee, and the sea turtle species occurring in the Gulf, including those threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act: Kemp’s ridley, green, leatherback, loggerhead and hawksbill.

It includes discrete samples, field observations, field photographs, telemetry tracks and related files originating from the Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles Technical Working Groups (TWGs). The data were compiled by the NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) and Trustees in the Data Integration, Visualization, Exploration, and Reporting (DIVER) data warehouse prior to being archived by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).