Description
As part of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS), the NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC), in collaboration with the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), conducted seasonal shipboard surveys of the U.S. oceanic waters of the Western North Atlantic out to the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and aerial surveys of U.S. continental shelf waters (up to the 200-m isobath) from 2010 to 2023. During all cetacean and sea turtle surveys, a two-team independent visual observer approach with distance sampling was used to estimate the detection probabilities, abundance, and characterize spatial distribution of the species or groups of species. This collection of datasets includes cetacean, sea turtle, other visual observations data and effort points with surveying conditions that can be used in abundance and density modeling per visual line-transect survey protocols. These datasets may also include opportunistic data and photographs of cetaceans and other taxa. Raw and processed files from conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts, expendable bathythermographs (XBT), and other environmental data collected during ship surveys may also be available for some surveys. This collection ranges the entirety of the AMAPPS program, which was divided into three main periods: AMAPPS I (Oct. 2010-Sept. 2014), AMAPPS II (Oct. 2014-Sept. 2019), and AMAPPS III (Oct. 2019-Sept. 2025). Datasets will be archived retroactively, starting from 2023. All data can be individually accessed through the Granule Search below.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.25921/1yem-b389 | Unknown | surface underway data | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.25921/1yem-b389 | Unknown | surface underway data | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.25921/1yem-b389 | Unknown | surface underway data | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.25923/gtac-4j18 | Unknown | As part of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS), the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) conducted shipboard surveys of the U.S. waters of the Western North Atlantic (WNA) from approximately the 200m isobath out to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The survey was conducted between January 23 and April 28, 2023 onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter, for a total of 44 days at sea split into three survey legs. | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.25923/gtac-4j18 | Unknown | As part of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS), the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) conducted shipboard surveys of the U.S. waters of the Western North Atlantic (WNA) from approximately the 200m isobath out to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The survey was conducted between January 23 and April 28, 2023 onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter, for a total of 44 days at sea split into three survey legs. | Open resource |
| https://doi.org/10.25923/gtac-4j18 | Unknown | As part of the Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS), the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) conducted shipboard surveys of the U.S. waters of the Western North Atlantic (WNA) from approximately the 200m isobath out to the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The survey was conducted between January 23 and April 28, 2023 onboard the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter, for a total of 44 days at sea split into three survey legs. | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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 | Open resource |
| https://repository.library.noaa.gov/gsearch?terms=amapps&collection | Unknown | Collection of AMAPPS publications in the NOAA Institutional Repository | Open resource |
| https://repository.library.noaa.gov/gsearch?terms=amapps&collection | Unknown | Collection of AMAPPS publications in the NOAA Institutional Repository | Open resource |
| https://repository.library.noaa.gov/gsearch?terms=amapps&collection | Unknown | Collection of AMAPPS publications in the NOAA Institutional Repository | Open resource |
| NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/publication-database/atlantic-marine-assessment-program-protected-species-annual-reports | Unknown | The Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) is a comprehensive multi-agency research program in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean, from Maine to the Florida Keys. Its aims are to assess the abundance, distribution, ecology, and behavior of marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds throughout the U.S. Atlantic and to place them in an ecosystem context. This information can then provide spatially explicit information in a format that can be used when making marine resource management decisions and will provide enhanced data to managers and other users by addressing data gaps that are needed to support conservation initiatives mandated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act. | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/publication-database/atlantic-marine-assessment-program-protected-species-annual-reports | Unknown | The Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) is a comprehensive multi-agency research program in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean, from Maine to the Florida Keys. Its aims are to assess the abundance, distribution, ecology, and behavior of marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds throughout the U.S. Atlantic and to place them in an ecosystem context. This information can then provide spatially explicit information in a format that can be used when making marine resource management decisions and will provide enhanced data to managers and other users by addressing data gaps that are needed to support conservation initiatives mandated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act. | Open resource |
| https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/publication-database/atlantic-marine-assessment-program-protected-species-annual-reports | Unknown | The Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) is a comprehensive multi-agency research program in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean, from Maine to the Florida Keys. Its aims are to assess the abundance, distribution, ecology, and behavior of marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds throughout the U.S. Atlantic and to place them in an ecosystem context. This information can then provide spatially explicit information in a format that can be used when making marine resource management decisions and will provide enhanced data to managers and other users by addressing data gaps that are needed to support conservation initiatives mandated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act. | Open resource |
| https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282737 | Unknown | Scientific Computer System (SCS) Data | Open resource |
| https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282737 | Unknown | Scientific Computer System (SCS) Data | Open resource |
| https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282737 | Unknown | Scientific Computer System (SCS) Data | Open resource |
| https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282738 | Unknown | Scientific Computer System (SCS) Data | Open resource |
| https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282738 | Unknown | Scientific Computer System (SCS) Data | Open resource |
| https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0282738 | Unknown | Scientific Computer System (SCS) Data | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| NCEI Dataset Landing Page | Unknown | Navigate directly to the URL for a descriptive web page with download links. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| Granule Search | Unknown | Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). | Open resource |
| Granule Search | Unknown | Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). | Open resource |
| Granule Search | Unknown | Search for data granules belonging to this collection (a granule is the smallest aggregation of data that can be independently described and retrieved). | Open resource |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| SEFSC - Miami Lab website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| SEFSC - Miami Lab website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| SEFSC - Miami Lab website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SEFSC) website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| SEFSC - Miami Lab website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| SEFSC - Miami Lab website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| SEFSC - Miami Lab website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Woods Hole Laboratory website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Woods Hole Laboratory website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Woods Hole Laboratory website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Woods Hole Laboratory website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Woods Hole Laboratory website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Woods Hole Laboratory website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Woods Hole Laboratory website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Woods Hole Laboratory website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
| US DOC/NOAA/NMFS/Northeast Fisheries Science Center/Woods Hole Laboratory website | Unknown | Institution web page | Open resource |
Tags
- atlantic spotted dolphin
- atmospheric/ocean indicators
- balaenoptera
- balaenoptera borealis or balaenoptera physalus or balaenoptera edeni or balaenoptera ricei
- balaenoptera musculus
- baleen whales
- basking shark
- beaked whales
- beaked whales of the genus mesoplodon
- blue whale
- camera
- caretta caretta
- cetacea
- cetacean (large)
- cetacean (small)
- cetorhinus maximus
- chelonia mydas
- cheloniidae
- clymene dolphin
- common bottlenose dolphin
- common bottlenose or atlantic spotted dolphin
- common dolphin
- cuvier's beaked whale
- delphinidae
- delphinus delphis
- dolphins of the genus stenella
- dwarf sperm whale
- endangered species
- false killer whale
- fraser's dolphin
- gervais' beaked whale
- globicephala
- grampus griseus
- green sea turtle
- hammerhead sharks
- hardshell sea turtle
- humpback whale
- indicator species
- kogia
- kogia breviceps
- kogia sima
- lagenodelphis hosei
- loggerhead sea turtle
- megaptera novaeangliae
- melon-headed or pygmy killer or false killer whale
- mesoplodon
- mesoplodon europaeus
- mola mola
- mysticeti
- oceanography
- odontoceti
- pantropical spotted dolphin
- peponocephala electra or feresa attenuata or pseudorca crassidens
- photograph
- physeter macrocephalus
- pilot whales
- population abundance
- pseudorca crassidens
- pygmy or dwarf sperm whale
- pygmy sperm whale
- rhincodon typus
- risso's dolphin
- rorquals (except humpback whale)
- rough-toothed dolphin
- sei or fin or brydeâs or rice's whale
- selachii
- shark
- species abundance
- species distribution
- species distribution models
- species/population interactions
- sperm whale
- sphyrnidae
- stenella
- stenella attenuata
- stenella clymene
- stenella coeruleoalba
- stenella frontalis
- steno bredanensis
- striped dolphin
- sunfish
- toothed whales
- tursiops truncatus
- tursiops truncatus or stenella frontalis
- university of miamiâs cooperative institute for marine and atmospheric studies (cimas)
- wc6crt
- whale shark
- ziphiidae
- ziphius cavirostris