Data · collection
Bahamas Marine Mammal Survey Strandings
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
The Bahamas Marine Mammal Survey (BMMS) is a long-term study that has been documenting the occurrence, distribution, and abundance of marine mammals around the islands of The Bahamas since 1991.
Description
With more than 1900 marine mammal encounters in The Bahamas, we are providing the only comprehensive documentation of the marine mammal fauna in this part of the world. Our research is based on the use of systematic boat-based surveys for describing the distribution and habitat use of different marine mammal species.
We employ photo-identification techniques for the recognition of individual whales and dolphins, and we have developed new statistical approaches for using these data to determine abundance estimates and occupancy patterns. This photographic sampling is complemented by the collection of skin and faecal samples for molecular genetic analysis, which are being used to assess levels of genetic diversity and investigate the structuring of marine mammal populations.
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The dataset presented here includes both marine mammal and turtle sightings. The dataset consists of 89 stranding records between 1944 and 2005, including 15 species with Cuvier's beaked whale being the most common. Marine mammal sightings data includes 444 sightings between 1988 and 2005, including sightings reported from the public.
The dataset includes 1,934 BMMS vessel encounters with marine mammals between 1991 and 2005, comprising 20 different species, with the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin representing 60% of all encounters. Finally, the dataset also includes 101 sightings of turtles comprising 3 different species between 1991 and 2005. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The stranding records have no time recorded.
The time 12:00:00 is entered just for administration purpose. Some records do not have the exact date. See DateApprx field, which is not included in the downloadable data for the public.
You need to contact to the data provider to ask for permission for additional fields. CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION - GEODETIC MODEL Horizontal Datum Name: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257224
Links
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- iobis.org /mapper/?dataset=2094 ↗
Access data from the OBIS and OBIS-SEAMAP websites.
download · from NASA CMR
- seamap.env.duke.edu /datasets/detail/327 ↗
Access data from the OBIS and OBIS-SEAMAP websites.
download · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- VIEW RELATED INFORMATION seamap.env.duke.edu/prod/services/datasets/show_xml_metadata.php?datasetid=327 ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- seamap.env.duke.edu ↗
Ocean Biogeographic Information System - Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations (OBIS-SEAMAP)
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Biological Data Profile usgs.gov/core_science_systems/csas/metadata/standards.html ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- The ArcGIS metadata formatESRI Metadata Profile desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/metadata/the-arcgis-metadata-format… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) iobis.org ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- OBIS-SEAMAP Map Service seamap.env.duke.edu/search ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214586676-SCIOPS.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214586676-SCIOPS.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Animals Vertebrates · Cetaceans · Mammals · SHIPS · Turtles
Provenance · 1 source records, 12 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1214586676-SCIOPS | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biological-classification/animals-vertebrates | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biological-classification/animals-vertebrates/mammals | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biological-classification/animals-vertebrates/mammals/cetaceans | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biological-classification/animals-vertebrates/reptiles/turtles | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:ships | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |