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Summary
The Ocean Biogeographic Information System - Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertabrate Populations (OBIS-SEAMAP) is a spatially referenced database of data related to marine mammals, birds and turtles. This project is one of several nodes comprising the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS).

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

Multimedia Sample View full image Caption:  SEFSC Caribbean Survey 2000

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates    N: 29.06   S: 10.0   E: -59.42   W: -87.39

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) Dataset Title: SEFSC Caribbean Survey 2000 (6) Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Release Date: 2004-06-03 16:04:12.069761-04 Dataset Release Place: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/ Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP Data Presentation Form: vector digital data Online Resource: http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2000-02-17 Stop Date: 2000-04-02

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees Longitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > JELLYFISHES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > TOOTHED WHALES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES > TURTLES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH > RAY-FINNED FISHES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > WADERS/GULLS/AUKS AND ALLIES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > ALBATROSSES/PETRELS AND ALLIES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > PELICANS AND ALLIES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH > SHARKS/RAYS/CHIMAERAS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA BOUNDARIES ENVIRONMENT GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION LOCATION OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Project

OBIS-SEAMAP > OBIS - Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations

Access Constraints
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: Open public unless otherwise noted.

Use Constraints
Not to use data contained in OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without prior written consent of the original data provider. To cite both the data provider and OBIS-SEAMAP appropriately after approval of use is obtained. Also please refer to Distribution Liability.

Ancillary Keywords

albacores albatros Albatrosses anite de Wilson Atlantic spotted dolphin Auks baleen whales baleia baleines Ballena de aleta Ballena jorobada Ballena-picuda de Blainsville Ballena-picuda de Couvier Ballena tropical beaked whales becs-en-ciseaux billfishes Birds Black Tern Blainville's beaked whale Bobo enmascarado bonitos bony fishes Boobies bosse bottlenosed dolphin bottlenose dolphin Bridled Tern Brown Booby Brown Noddy Brown Pelican canards cano pardo Caspian Tern ceo cetaceans ceto Cifozoa common dolphins Cormorants cup animals Cuvier's beaked whale cygnes dauphins dense-beaked whale densebeak whale dolphinfish dolphin dolphins dorado Ducks duses dwarf sperm whale Eden's whale false killer whale finback whale finback whales fin whale flyingfishes fou de bassan Fraser's dolphin Frigatebirds fulmars Fulmars Gannets Gaviota pico anillado Gaviota plateada Gaviota reidora Geese golfinho goose-beaked whale goosebeak whale gua viva guifette noire guillemots Guillemots Gulls Herring Gull humpback whale Jaegers jellyfishes killer whales labbe parasite labbe pomarin labbes lands Laughing Gull Least Tern Leatherback leatherback sea turtle leatherback turtle Loggerhead loggerhead sea turtle long-snouted spinner dolphin mackerels marine dolphins marine mammals marine turtles marlins marsouins Masked Booby meduza melon-headed whale modern sea turtles mouette atricille mouettes Murres n caspia n de Fraser n de Sandwich n dientes rugosos n embridado nimo n moteado n negro Northern Gannet n real n tonina n tornillo o de Wilson oies oiseaux Orca-falsa pantropical spotted dolphin Parasitic Jaeger Pardela de Audubon Petrels pilot whales poissons osseux poissons-scie Pomarine Jaeger porpoises Puffins pygmy sperm whales raies rays res marins Ring-billed Gull rio rorqual commun rorquals rough-toothed dolphin Royal Tern sailfishes Salteador pomarino Sandwich Tern sawfishes Sea Turtles sharks Shearwaters sito skates small sperm whales Sooty Tern spearfishes sperm whale spinner dolphin spinner dolphins spotted dolphins sseo sterne caspienne sternes Storm Petrels striped dolphins Swans Terns tinglar toothed whales torpedoes tortue luth Tortuga-marina caguama trels Tropicbirds tunas Typical Terns whales Wilson's Storm Petrel Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

OBIS Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations Data Center URL: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/ Data Center Personnel Name: PATRICK N. HALPIN Phone: 919-613-8062 Email: phalpin at duke.edu Contact Address: Duke University Box 90328 City: Durham Province or State: NC Postal Code: 27708 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Format: Shapefile

Personnel

EI FUJIOKA Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 919-613-8021 Fax: 919-684-8741 Email: efujioka at duke.edu Contact Address: LSRC A321 Box 90328 City: Durham Province or State: NC Postal Code: 27708 Country: USA

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Link: GET DATA Description: Access data from the OBIS and OBIS-SEAMAP websites. Link: GET SERVICE > ACCESS MAP VIEWER Description: OBIS-SEAMAP Map Service Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: Ocean Biogeographic Information System - Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations (OBIS-SEAMAP) Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Biological Data Profile Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: ESRI Metadata Profile

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-12-27 Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-01-13

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