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As part of the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), a group of investigators, led by Andrew Read of Duke University, will create a digital database of marine mammal, seabird, and sea turtle distribution and abundance. Partners with Duke include UC San Diego, University of Washington, College of the Atlantic, St. Andrews University, British Antarctic Survey, SAHFOS, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Center, and several industries. The web-based system will allow the interactive display, query, and analysis of Digital Archive in conjunction with environmental data.
Goals include:
- facilitating study of potential impacts on threatened species
- enhancing our ability to test hypothesis about biogeographic and biodiversity models
- supporting modeling efforts to predict distribution changes in response to environmental change.
- develop a strong public outreach component
Funding for the OBIS-SEAMAP project has been provided by:
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- National Oceanographic Partnership Program
- Naval Postgraduate School
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