Title: The OBISSEAMAP information and spatial decision support system: Supporting marine mammal science and
1The OBIS-SEAMAP information and spatial decision
support system Supporting marine mammal science
and management
- Pat Halpin, Andy Read, Ei Fujioka, Ben Best,
Lucie Hazen, Kim Urian, Caroline Good and Ben
Donnelly - Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab
- Nicholas School of the Environment Earth
Sciences - Duke University Marine Lab
2OBIS-SEAMAP 2.0
Global online database of marine mammal, seabird
and sea turtle data.
262 datasets 1935 2009 gt2,300,000 records
3More than 70 government agencies, universities,
NGOs have contributed to OBIS-SEAMAP
4General Data Types
5Introduction to SEAMAP 2.0
- Design Concepts -
Spatially Temporally Interactive
6- Sea surface temperature / Sea surface height /
Sea surface chlorophyll - Synchronized with time
SST in 2005
SST in 2006
7- Choose individual animal
- Trace movement over time
- Create animations
Tracks in Dec 2003
Tracks in Jan 2004
8- Browser search fin photos from different sites
- Identify same animal with helper tools
Larger thumbnail
Zoom in/out
Flip
Rotate
Sighting locations
Overlay two photos
9Two linked projects
10Habitat Modeling Workflow
(1) animal observation data
(2) ocean observation data
Data
(4) spatial decision support system
Information
(3) statistical analysis modeling
11SDSS Model Data Browser
12SDSS Model Data Browser
13SDSS Model Data Browser
3 model sources
14SDSS Model Data Browser
Example Beaked whales GoMEX
Model prediction
15SDSS Model Data Browser
Example Beaked whales GoMEX
observations and effort
16SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
Model statistics
17SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
environmental separation
18SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
Model error
19SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
ROC analysis / binary habitat map
20SDSS Model Data Browser
example Beaked whales GoMEX
Contributing datasets
21SDSS Model Data Browser
Beaked whale species page
22SDSS Model Data Browser
selection of operational areas
23SDSS Model Data Browser
Example Right Whale East Coast - Summer
effort observations
model prediction
24North Atlantic Right Whale
Calving habitat Shallow Depth Low wind /
roughness Temperature gradient
Calving Habitat
Charleston
Kings Bay
Jacksonville
Good et al. in prep
25Analysis of migratory species movements
Schick, R. S. Schick, P. N. Halpin, A. J. Read,
C.K. Slay, S. D. Kraus, B. R. Mate, M. F.
Baumgartner, J. J. Roberts, B. D. Best, C. P.
Good, S. R. Loarie, and J. S. Clark. 2009.
Striking the right balance in right whale
conservation. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 66
13991403.
26Analysis of migratory species movements
Posterior estimates of habitat suitability. Shown
are the southbound (Fig. 2b) and northbound (Fig.
2c) paths of the animal (grey dots and lines) as
well as the 37 km (20 nautical miles) and the
originally proposed 55.6 km (30 nautical miles)
buffer around these two ports (blue line and red
line, respectively). SMA, seasonal management
area.
Schick, R. S. Schick, P. N. Halpin, A. J. Read,
C.K. Slay, S. D. Kraus, B. R. Mate, M. F.
Baumgartner, J. J. Roberts, B. D. Best, C. P.
Good, S. R. Loarie, and J. S. Clark. 2009.
Striking the right balance in right whale
conservation. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 66
13991403.
27The OBIS-SEAMAP information and decision support
system Supporting marine mammal science and
management
For discussion From NOAAs perspective what will
be the most useful and sustainable way to
continue OBIS-SEAMAP into the future?