This dataset contains information about marine mammal strandings documented in Alabama waters between 1978 and 2015. Data include identity, size, condition, sex, and location where the animal was found.
About this Dataset
| Title | Strandings of Marine Mammals in Alabama from 16 Dec 1978 - 31 Dec 2015 (NCEI Accession 0117461) |
|---|---|
| Description | This dataset contains information about marine mammal strandings documented in Alabama waters between 1978 and 2015. Data include identity, size, condition, sex, and location where the animal was found. |
| Modified | 2025-11-19T15:40:25.574Z |
| Publisher Name | N/A |
| Contact | N/A |
| Keywords | 0117461 , ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL , ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS , biological data , cetacean , HUMAN ACTIVITY , MARINE MAMMALS , SPECIES IDENTIFICATION , SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - SEX , TAXONOMIC CODE , visual analysis , visual observation , biological , marine mammal observation , visual observation , Dauphin Island Sea Lab , SEFSC - Pascagoula/Stennis Lab , Dauphin Island Sea Lab , Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Network (ALMMSN) , Coastal Waters of Alabama , Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico , Gulf of Mexico , North Atlantic Ocean , oceanography , DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS , EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MARINE MAMMALS , EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS , VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA , OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO , environment , oceans , biota |
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