About the Authors

Matthew D. Lettrich

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

matthew.lettrich@noaa.gov

Affiliation ECS Under Contract for Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Michael J. Asaro

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Diane L. Borggaard

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, NOAA Fisheries, Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States of America

Dorothy M. Dick

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Office of Protected Resources, NOAA Fisheries, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Roger B. Griffis

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Office of Science and Technology, NOAA Fisheries, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America

Jenny A. Litz

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Christopher D. Orphanides

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Debra L. Palka

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Melissa S. Soldevilla

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Brian Balmer

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Dolphin Relief and Research, Clancy, Montana, United States of America

Samuel Chavez

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Integrated Statistics, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Danielle Cholewiak

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Diane Claridge

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas

Ruth Y. Ewing

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Kristi L. Fazioli

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Environmental Institute of Houston, University of Houston ‐ Clear Lake, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Dagmar Fertl

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ziphius EcoServices, Magnolia, Texas, United States of America

Erin M. Fougeres

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America

Damon Gannon

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Georgia, United States of America

Lance Garrison

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, Florida, United States of America

James Gilbert

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America

Annie Gorgone

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation CIMAS, University of Miami, Under Contract for NOAA Fisheries Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America

Aleta Hohn

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States of America

Stacey Horstman

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Southeast Regional Office, NOAA Fisheries, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America

Beth Josephson

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Integrated Statistics, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Robert D. Kenney

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States of America

Jeremy J. Kiszka

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Environment, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Katherine Maze-Foley

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation CIMAS, University of Miami, Under Contract for Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Wayne McFee

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Keith D. Mullin

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States of America

Kimberly Murray

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America

Daniel E. Pendleton

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Jooke Robbins

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Coastal Studies, Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States of America

Jason J. Roberts

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Grisel Rodriguez- Ferrer

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States of America

Errol I. Ronje

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA, Stennis Space Center, Hancock County, Mississippi, United States of America

Patricia E. Rosel

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States of America

Todd Speakman

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Marine Mammal Foundation, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America

Joy E. Stanistreet

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Tara Stevens

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation CSA Ocean Sciences, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States of America

Megan Stolen

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Blue World Research Institute, Merritt Island, Florida, United States of America

Reny Tyson Moore

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, Chicago Zoological Society, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Nicole L. Vollmer

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation CIMAS, University of Miami, Under Contract for Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States of America

Randall Wells

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, Chicago Zoological Society, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Heidi R. Whitehead

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network, Galveston, Texas, United States of America

Amy Whitt

Roles Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Azura Consulting, Garland, Texas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.