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Title: Marine mammal observations collected by aircraft and ship and submitted as part of the ConocoPhillips and Shell Joint Monitoring Program in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, 2006-2007 (NODC Accession 0120531)
Abstract: This data set was collected as part of the Joint Monitoring Program during seismic activities in the Chukchi Sea. The 2006 data was collected by ship and aircraft as part of the Joint Monitoring Program during seismic activities in the Chukchi Sea in summer and fall of 2006. The 2007 data was collected by ship as part of the Marine Mammal Monitoring and Mitigation During Open Water Seismic Exploration program in summer and fall of 2007. The objective of the surveys was to update data on distribution and relative abundance of marine mammals in coastal areas of the eastern Chukchi Sea during the open-water season.
Date received: 20140722
Start date: 20060709
End date: 20071022
Seanames: Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea
West boundary: -168.866
East boundary: -143.828
North boundary: 72.456
South boundary: 68.338
Observation types: biological, marine mammal observation, survey - biological, visual observation
Instrument types: visual observation
Datatypes: ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL, ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE, ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - BEHAVIOR, ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - COUNTS, ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - RELATIVE POSITION, GLARE - DIRECTION, GLARE - TYPE, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, MARINE MAMMALS, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - AGE, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT, SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE STAGE, WEATHER
Submitter: Bochenek, Rob
Submitting institution: Alaska Ocean Observing System
Collecting institutions: ConocoPhillips
Contributing projects:
Platforms: AIRCRAFT (3191), AMERICAN ISLANDER (33IS), Gilavar (AZGV), Gulf Provider (PAGP), Nanuq (33NQ), Norseman (32T0), Torsvik (FOTV), Western Patriot (PAWP)
Number of observations: 274779
Supplementary information: These data were submitted under Annex 2 of the Memorandum of Understanding between NOAA and the oil companies (NOAA Agreement NOS-MOA-2011-080).
Availability date:
Metadata version: 9
Keydate: 2014-07-22 18:43:51+00
Editdate: 2019-08-23 12:14:35+00