DataSheet_2_Biologically Important Areas II for cetaceans within U.S. and adjacent waters – Hawaiʻi Region.pdf

• Main Authors: Michaela A. Kratofil, Annette E. Harnish, Sabre D. Mahaffy, E. Elizabeth Henderson, Amanda L. Bradford, Stephen W. Martin, Barbara A. Lagerquist, Daniel M. Palacios, Erin M. Oleson, Robin W. Baird
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Oceanography; Marine Biology; Marine Geoscience; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Marine Engineering; conservation; cetaceans; Hawaiʻi; whales; dolphins; management; habitat; Bia; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1053581.s002; https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/DataSheet_2_Biologically_Important_Areas_II_for_cetaceans_within_U_S_and_adjacent_waters_Hawai_i_Region_pdf/21957719

In this assessment we incorporated published and unpublished information to delineate and score Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) for cetaceans in the Hawaiʻi region following standardized criteria. Twenty-six cetacean species have been documented in Hawaiʻi. Eleven odontocete species have distinc...