NMML Killer Whale Vessel, Bering Sea, 1993

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 13 July to 24 August, 1993, a part of a larger study, the Bering Sea was 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 Alaska (including Prince William Sound), and southeastern Alaska, and
3) Establish baseline data for detecting annual changes in abundance.

Supplemental information

N/A

References

Dahlheim. M.E. 1994. Abundance and distribution of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Alaska, 1993. Annual report for 1992 to the Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD. 28 pp.

Attributes

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Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
tsnSpecies ITIS TSN
scientific
group
oidUnique ID number (generated by SEAMAP)
OBIS-SEAMAP ID145
Seabirds0
Marine mammals57
Sea turtles0
Rays and sharks0
Other species0
Non spatial0
Non species2
Total59
Date, Begin1993-08-16
Date, End1993-08-24
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude53.65 - 54.56
Longitude-168.02 - -165.53
Coord. prec.5 decimal digits
PlatformBoat
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortYES (ID: 174)
Traveled (km)599
Effort hours60
Contr. through
Registered2004-08-09
Updated2004-08-09
StatusPublished
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