Description
This is the OBIS extraction of the Ocean Tracking Network and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) MANGA - (Tag) Habitat use of oceanic manta rays, consisting of the release tagging metadata, i.e. the location and date when the tagged animal was released, and summarized detection events of tagged individuals. If readers are interested in the source dataset they may also inquire with the project PIs as listed here or on the OTN web site (https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=FACT.MANGA).
Abstract:The purpose of this study is to understand how movements and site fidelity of endangered oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) affect the risk of this species interacting with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) marine mineral extraction or associated mitigation activities as part of their Marine Minerals Program (MMP). Acoustic telemetry will be used to determine habitat use patterns within existing receiver arrays at the Canaveral Shoals sand borrow area, whereas animal-borne inertial tags will be used to characterize behavior at fine spatial and temporal scales. Together, these techniques leverage the target species as a mobile oceanographic platform advancing the utility of animal telemetry for ocean monitoring while providing data on the risks of negative interactions between endangered megafauna and mineral extraction activities, thus facilitating improved mitigation. Data produced from this study will feed into robust education and outreach programs underway at Georgia Aquarium, which is one of the world’s largest public aquariums and features giant manta rays as a flagship exhibit species.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 76 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Herman KB, Levenson J, Hoopes LA, Hansen DA, Dove ADM. 2021. Habitat use of oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) in the vicinity of marine mineral extraction activities. Atlanta (GA):US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. OCS Study BOEM 2021-026. p.26. Accessed via the Ocean Tracking Network OBIS IPT on INSERT DATE
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Ocean Tracking Network. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has not been registered with GBIF
Keywords
ACOUSTIC TAGS; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH; Occurrence; Occurrence
External data
The resource data is also available in other formats
| MANGA - (Tag) Habitat use of oceanic manta rays | https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=FACT.MANGA ASCII HTM |
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Contacts
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- Dalhousie University
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Geographic Coverage
FL
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [28.009, -80.958], North East [29.004, -80.167] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Species included below are tagged by this project and have left any embargo. Other individuals or species may later be appended to this dataset.
| Species | Mobula birostris (giant manta) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2020-08-01 / 2023-03-30 |
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Project Data
The purpose of this study is to understand how movements and site fidelity of endangered oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) affect the risk of this species interacting with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) marine mineral extraction or associated mitigation activities as part of their Marine Minerals Program (MMP). Acoustic telemetry will be used to determine habitat use patterns within existing receiver arrays at the Canaveral Shoals sand borrow area, whereas animal-borne inertial tags will be used to characterize behavior at fine spatial and temporal scales. Together, these techniques leverage the target species as a mobile oceanographic platform advancing the utility of animal telemetry for ocean monitoring while providing data on the risks of negative interactions between endangered megafauna and mineral extraction activities, thus facilitating improved mitigation. Data produced from this study will feed into robust education and outreach programs underway at Georgia Aquarium, which is one of the world’s largest public aquariums and features giant manta rays as a flagship exhibit species.
| Title | Habitat use of oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) in the vicinity of marine mineral extraction activities. |
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| Funding | This cooperative agreement study was funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and Georgia Aquarium. |
| Study Area Description | Fieldwork was conducted off Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a primary interest in the Canaveral Shoals sand borrow area. Aerial surveys were conducted from a northern boundary of New Smyrna Beach, Florida to a southern boundary of Sebastian Inlet, Florida. |
| Design Description | The study was designed to leverage a variety of telemetry (acoustic, satellite, and inertial measurement unit (IMU)) to better understand potential spatial and/or temporal overlap between the ESA-listed oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) and BOEM’s Marine Mineral Program’s (MMP) activities preventative trawling and dredging activities. By leveraging the array of acoustic receivers along the Atlantic coast, we are better informed about seasonality of the species in the area of interest. These telemetry efforts were supplemented with aerial surveys conducted throughout the study area to provide additional seasonality and migratory data. The white paper detailing the study and methods can be found at: https://espis.boem.gov/final%20reports/BOEM_2021-026.pdf. |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Acoustic tags released.
| Study Extent | Program started 2020-08-01 and ran until 2023-03-30 |
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| Quality Control | OTN species names are verified using the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). If species names on new data cannot be verified against (a) known valid names in OTN, and/or (b) WoRMs the Data Provider will be notified so they can check they are correct. Names that cannot be placed after checking with WoRMS are, where possible, placed on the basis of other authoritative sources, such as the Fishbase or ITIS; and once completely verified a request will be sent to WoRMS for addition of the verified species name. http://members.oceantrack.org/data/discovery/byspecies |
Method step description:
- This resource was created by the Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre as a summarized representation of animal presence determined by electronic tagging efforts. Darwin Core (DwC) records were extracted from the OTN database and filtered and summarized according to international agreed-upon standards.
Bibliographic Citations
- Herman KB, Levenson J, Hoopes LA, Hansen DA, Dove ADM. 2021. Habitat use of oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) in the vicinity of marine mineral extraction activities. Atlanta (GA):US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. OCS Study BOEM 2021-026. p.26 In: FACT - Data@theFACTNetwork.org Retrieved: 2023-05-10 from fact.secoora.org:5002
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| Purpose | These data are for display on the OBIS portal and associated mapping programs and for download to personal computers for ad-hoc end-user analysis. |
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| Alternative Identifiers | https://members.oceantrack.org/ipt/resource?r=otngaimanga-_tag_habitatu |