Visual observations of whales taken from research vessel Yushin Maru No.3 in the North Pacific for the IWC Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research, IWC-POWER, Program from 2016-07-02 to 2016-08-30 (NCEI Accession 0220470) ...

• Main Author: Suzuki, Shinichi
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; Pacific; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25921/6fw9-1p47; https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0220470

This dataset contains visual observations of whales taken from research vessel Yushin Maru No.3 in the North Pacific for the International Whaling Commission Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research (IWC-POWER) Program from 2016-07-02 to 2016-08-30. IWC-POWER cruises in the North Pacific follow the series of IWC/IDCR-SOWER (Southern Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research) cruises that were conducted in the Antarctic since 1978. The 7th annual IWC-POWER cruise was successfully conducted between 02 July to 30 August, 2016 in the central North Pacific (with the dedicated research area located between 20°N-30°N and 135°W - 160°W). Areas of the US EEZ were included within this research area. The cruise was organized as a joint project between the IWC and Japan. The cruise plan was endorsed at the 66a IWC/Scientific Committee (IWC/SC) meeting. Researchers from Japan, US, and Republic of Korea participated in the survey. The cruise had five main objectives: (a) provide information for the proposed future in-depth ...