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OAS project Detail for GULFCET I
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| Code: | 221 |
| Acronym: | GULFCET I |
| Name: | Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Project |
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| Funding Organization (deprecated): | DOI/MMS |
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| Country (deprecated): | UNITED STATES |
| Comments: | DISTRIBUTION/ABUNDANCE OF MARINE MAMMALS IN GULF OF MEXICO Department of Interior, Minerals Management Service funding. The purpose of GulfCet I was to determine the distribution and abundance of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) in areas potentially affected by future oil and gas activities along the continental slope in the north-central and western Gulf of Mexico. This 3.75 year project commenced on 1 October 1991 and concluded on 15 July 1995. The study area was bounded by the Florida-Alabama border, the Texas-Mexico border, and the 100-m and 2,000-m isobaths. The distribution and abundance of cetaceans were determined from seasonal aerial and shipboard visual surveys and shipboard acoustic surveys. In addition, hydrographic data were collected in situ and by satellite remote sensing to characterize the habitats of cetaceans in the study area. Finally, tagging and tracking of sperm whales using satellite telemetry was attempted. (Citation: Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, http://www.gulfbase.org/project/view.php?pid=gulfcet, last accessed on 08/17/2011) |
| Deprecated: | false |
| Metadata version: | 2 |
| Keydate: | 2000-02-23 05:00:00+00 |
| Editdate: | 2016-07-06 13:02:17+00 |