NWTRC Small Vessel-based Surveys in 2016 and 2018

Kristen Ampela; Cathy Bacon; Cathy Bacon

doi:10.15468/q7p8qq

NWTRC Small Vessel-based Surveys in 2016 and 2018

Citation

Ampela, K. and C. Bacon. 2019. NWTRC Small Vessel-based Surveys in 2016 and 2018. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1968) on yyyy-mm-dd. https://doi.org/10.15468/q7p8qq accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-16.

Description

Original provider: HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. Dataset credits: The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program Abstract: Data in this dataset represent marine mammal sightings recorded during opportunistic small-vessel surveys for Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) performed in coastal waters of Washington and Oregon. Ten one-day surveys were performed between December 2016 and May 2018, in conjunction with surveys performed by researchers at Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC). Survey objectives included 1) determine where along the outer coast of Washington and Oregon the southern resident killer whales are occurring and/or foraging; 2) determine the prey selected by southern resident killer whales throughout their range, but particularly the coastal waters of the U.S., mainly from Cape Flattery to the Columbia River. Although SRKW were the focus of these surveys, information about location, behavior, and group size was collected for all marine mammal species encountered. Only one SRKW encounter was recorded as part of this project (with L-pod, on 18 February 2018). High-resolution images were collected for all species encounters for purposes of photo-identification. No project report was required for this task. All project data was also provided to NWFSC. Survey work was performed under HDR task order KB05 (IDIQ contract award N62470-15-D-8006, NAVFAC LANT). Supplemental information: Static trackline data is available upon request.

Purpose

Not available

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Phocoenoides dalli
common name: Dall's Porpoise rank: species
Eschrichtius robustus
common name: Gray Whale rank: species
Phocoena phocoena
common name: Harbor Porpoise rank: species
Megaptera novaeangliae
common name: Humpback Whale rank: species
Orcinus orca
common name: Killer Whale rank: species
Cetacea
common name: cetaceans rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Pacific

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kristen Ampela
originator
position: Primary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: Kristen.Ampela@hdrinc.com

Cathy Bacon
originator
position: Secondary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: catherine.bacon@hdrinc.com

OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: http://seamap.env.duke.edu

Kristen Ampela
owner
position: Primary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: Kristen.Ampela@hdrinc.com

Cathy Bacon
originator
position: Secondary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: catherine.bacon@hdrinc.com

Kristen Ampela
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
email: Kristen.Ampela@hdrinc.com