Movements and Spatial Use of Odontocetes in the Western Main Hawaiian Islands: Results from Satellite-Tagging and Photo-Identification off Kaua'i and Ni'ihau in July/August 2011

• Main Authors: Gaird, Robin W, Webster, Daniel L, Schorr, Gregory S, Aschettino, Jessica M, Gorgone, Antoinette M, Mahaffy, Sabre D
• Other Authors: CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE OLYMPIA WA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Biology; Ecology; *DOLPHINS(MAMMALS); *HABITATS; *WHALES; HAWAII; IDENTIFICATION; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHOTOGRAPHS; POSITION(LOCATION); RANGE(DISTANCE); SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEMS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; PHOTO-IDENTIFICATION; HRC(HAWAI I RANGE COMPLEX); PMRF(PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY); RESIDENCY PATTERNS; SPATIAL USE; WESTERN HRC; LIMPET(LOW IMPACT MINIMALLY PERCUTANEOUS EXTERNAL-ELECTRONICS TRANSMITTERS); BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS; KILLER WHALES; PANTROPICAL SPOTTED DOLPHINS; ROUGH-TOOTHED DOLPHINS; SPINNER DOLPHINS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; Lone; Pacific; Marine Mammal Monitoring
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA570925; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA570925

Although considerable information is available on residency patterns and spatial use of odontocetes in the eastern half of the Hawai i Range Complex (HRC), much less is known about odontocetes in the western half of the HRC. In the second year of a three-year effort in the western main Hawaiian Isla...