AFSC/MML: Eastern Bering Sea Beluga Whale Aerial Surveys, 1992-1995, 1999-2000

Description

In 1992-95 and 1999-2000, the U.S. Government provided funds for the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee (ABWC) to conduct studies of belugas in Alaska. Part of the ABWC research program consisted of aerial surveys of western Alaska beluga stocks, including the Eastern Bering Sea (EBS) stock. In 1992, several aerial surveys were conducted during three periods: 27-29 May, 17-21 June, and 18-22 September to assess the distribution of belugas during those periods. The surveys found relatively few belugas in May and September, but a large number of belugas in June. Based on those results, surveys in subsequent years were conducted only in June: 14-18 June 1993, 11-16 June 1994, 5-8 and 20-22 June 1995, 15-17 June 1999, and 17-20 June 2000. This dataset contains aerial survey data from the surveys described above.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Publication describing the aerial surveys https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322028570_Development_of_an_abundance_estimate_for_the_eastern_Bering_Sea_stock_of_beluga_1_whales_Delphinapterus_leucas
0 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information data archival site https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276222
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67735
0 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information data archival site https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276222
0 Publication describing the aerial surveys https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322028570_Development_of_an_abundance_estimate_for_the_eastern_Bering_Sea_stock_of_beluga_1_whales_Delphinapterus_leucas
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/67735
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/67735.pdf
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/67735.pdf
0 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information data archival site https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276222
0 Publication describing the aerial surveys https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322028570_Development_of_an_abundance_estimate_for_the_eastern_Bering_Sea_stock_of_beluga_1_whales_Delphinapterus_leucas
0 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information data archival site https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0276222
0 Publication describing the aerial surveys https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322028570_Development_of_an_abundance_estimate_for_the_eastern_Bering_Sea_stock_of_beluga_1_whales_Delphinapterus_leucas
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

Tags

  • alaska fisheries science center
  • alaska
  • delphinapterus leucas
  • norton sound
  • aerial
  • distribution
  • marine mammal
  • line transect survey
  • noaa
  • bristol bay
  • beluga whale
  • summer
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • national marine fisheries service
  • doc/noaa/nmfs/afsc
  • abundance
  • cetacean
  • strip transect survey
  • cetacean assessment and ecology program
  • habitat

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