NMML Killer Whale Vessel, Alaska Peninsula 1993 ...

Original provider: National Marine Mammal Laboratory Dataset credits: National Marine Mammal Laboratory Abstract: From 13 July to 24 August, 1993, a part of a larger study, waters off the Alaskan Peninsula were surveyed for killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) from the NOAA Glorita using line-transect met...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Goetz, Kimberly, Waite, Janice
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: OBIS-SEAMAP 2021
Subjects:
Occurrence,Killer Whale,Orcinus orca,vessel survey,survey,abundance
Observation
Occurrence
Bering Sea
Gulf of Alaska
Killer Whale
Orca
Orcinus orca
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Killer whale
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/hhwqwe
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d8125c76-b612-4db0-b8a7-750d5988bc15
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Summary:Original provider: National Marine Mammal Laboratory Dataset credits: National Marine Mammal Laboratory Abstract: From 13 July to 24 August, 1993, a part of a larger study, waters off the Alaskan Peninsula were surveyed for killer whales ( Orcinus orca ) from the NOAA Glorita using line-transect methodology. To provide adequate coverage throughout the area, the study was limited to areas of known killer whale concentrations. The vessel was 44.8 m (147 ft) long and had a bridge height of 8.8 m (29 feet). Purpose: The objectives of this study were as follows: 1) Develop a photographic identification catalogue of each killer whale encountered, and its pod, to determine pod identity, distribution, and movements relative to annual survey effort, 2) Obtain minimum population estimated of killer whales in the southeastern Bering Sea, central/eastern Aleutian Islands, western Gulf of Alaska (including Prince William Sound), and southeastern Alaska, and 3) Establish baseline data for detecting annual changes in ...

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