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Record Search Query: [Keyword='northern minke whale']
NMML Killer Whale Vessel Survey, Kodiak Island, 1993
Entry ID: seamap156

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Summary
Abstract: From 13 July to 24 August, 1993, a part of a larger study, the waters
surrounding the Kodiak Island were surveyed for killer whales (Orcinus orca)
from the NOAA Glorita 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 44.8 m (147 ft) long and had a bridge
height of 8.8 m (29 feet).

Purpose: The objectives of this study were as follows: 1) Develop a
photographic identification catalogue 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
southeastern Bering Sea, central/eastern Aleutian Islands, western Gulf of
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 60.24   S: 56.23   E: -147.79   W: -157.42

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: National Marine Mammal Laboratory
Dataset Title: NMML Killer Whale Vessel Survey, Kodiak Island, 1993
Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP
Dataset Release Date: 2004-08-09 17:04:00.471639-04
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: 1993-07-13
Stop Date: 1993-08-01
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters
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Project
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) holds the copyright of
this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial sale or free
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Ancillary Keywords
CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Water Resources
CIESIN > Economic Activity > Income > Per Capita Income
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
SEDAC
Data Center
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_EPI_2006

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: ONLINE HTTP
Distribution Format: XLS
Fees: 0
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Personnel
SEDAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, World Economic Forum (WEF), and Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission (2008), 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, New Haven, CT, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/epi-environmental-perform...

Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, World Economic Forum (WEF), Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission (2010), Environmental Performance Index, 2010 Release, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, New Haven, CT, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/epi-environmental-perform...
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-01-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-02-12

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