NMML Small Cetacean (coastal) Aerial Survey 1999, Gulf of Alaska
Entry ID: seamap117

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Summary
Abstract: The National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) conducted an aerial
survey for small cetaceans from 5 June to 4 July 1999 in Bristol Bay and along
southwestern Alaska Peninsula (out to the 1829 m (1000 fm) depth contour). A
total of 8,522 km were surveyed in a Dehavilland Twin Otter at 152.5 m (500 ft)
altitude and 185 km/hr (100 kts). Two overlapping sawtooth lines were ... View entire text

Purpose: The current study (1997-99) will provide new abundance estimates for
each stock of harbor porpoise, and Dall's porpoise.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Although the previous harbor porpoise surveys (1991-
1993) used a vessel platform for the inside waters of Southeast Alaska
(Dahlheim et al. 1992, 1993, 1994), the current survey was conducted entirely
from ... View entire text
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 59.07   S: 53.93   E: -157.07   W: -164.77

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: National Marine Mammal Laboratory
Dataset Title: NMML Small Cetacean (coastal) Aerial Survey 1999, Gulf of Alaska
Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP
Dataset Release Date: 2004-06-10 15:26:46.835071-04
Dataset Release Place: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/
Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP
Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Online Resource: http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
OBIS-SEAMAP

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-06-11
Stop Date: 1999-07-04
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters
Originating Center
Data Center
Library Services Information Division, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.lib.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: C/DC 161 B574
Dataset ID: C/DC 181 D

Data Center Personnel
Name: NOAA CENTRAL LIBRARY
Phone: (301) 713-2600 x124
Fax: (301) 713-4598
Email: reference at www.lib.noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA Central Library
1315 East-West Highway 2nd Floor, SSMC3
City: Silver Spring
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20910-3282
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 713-0575
Fax: (301) 713-1249
Email: peter.l.grimm at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
NOAA Environmental Information Services
1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3, Station 15441
City: Silver Spring
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20910
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-23

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