Visual whale survey from research vessel Yushin-Maru No. 2. in the North Pacific from 2023-07-28 to 2023-10-05 during the 2023 IWC-Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research (IWC-POWER) (NCEI Accession 0286564) ...

• Main Authors: Murase, Hiroto, Crance, Jessica, Alps, Bernardo, Yoshimura, Isamu, Okoshi, Chikamasa
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information 2024
• Subjects: Antarctic; Pacific; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25921/mtpt-aa04; https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0286564

This dataset contains the final cruise report for visual whale survey from research vessel Yushin-Maru No. 2. in the North Pacific from 2023-07-28 to 2023-10-05 during the 2023 International Whaling Commission - Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research Programme (IWC-POWER). 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 14th annual IWC-POWER cruise was conducted between 28 July and 5 October 2023 in the eastern North Pacific (between 40°00’N and US EEZ boundary, 180°00’W and 155°00’W, comprised entirely of the high seas). This area was surveyed in 2010 and 2011, but the survey was conducted from mid-July to mid-August while the 2023 survey will be conducted from mid-August to mid-September. The survey was conducted aboard the Japanese research vessel Yushin-Maru No. 2. The cruise was organized as a joint project between the IWC and Japan. The cruise plan was endorsed at ...