NMML Killer Whale Vessel Survey, Alaska Peninsula, 1992

National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Dataset credit

National Marine Mammal Laboratory

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Kimberly Goetz Duke University
Primary contact Janice Waite National Marine Mammal Laboratory
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

From 9 July to 22 August, 1992, a part of a larger study, the Alaskan Peninsula was surveyed for killer whales (Orcinus orca) from the NOAA Brielyn Marie 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 36.5 m (113 ft) long and had a bridge height of 6.0 m (18.5 feet).

Purpose

The objectives of this study were as follows:
1) Develop a photographic identification catalog 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 central/eastern Aleutians and the south side of the Alaskan peninsula, and
3) Establish baseline data for detecting annual changes in abundance

Supplemental information

N/A

References

Dahleim, M. E. and J. M. Waite. 1992. Abundance and distribution of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Alaska, 1992. National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Seattle, Washington.

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Attribute (table column)Description
tsnSpecies ITIS TSN
scientific
group
oidUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID137
Seabirds0
Marine mammals36
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total36
Date, Begin1992-08-01
Date, End1992-08-07
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude54.37 - 57.94
Longitude-164.72 - -153.78
Coord. prec.5 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 166)
Traveled (km)336
Effort hours48
Contr. through
Registered2004-08-09
Updated2009-05-28
StatusPublished
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