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AFSC/MML: Acoustics long-term passive monitoring using moored autonomous recorders in the Bering, Chukchi, and Western Beaufort Seas, 2007-2023
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Marine Mammal Laboratory (MML) has deployed long-term passive acoustic recorders in various locations in Alaskan waters and in the High Arctic to determine... -
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Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) presence and survey effort collected during visual surveys from aerial platforms by the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee in the Eastern Bering Sea from 1992-05-27 to 2000-06-20 (NCEI Accession 0276222)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
During the years 1992-1995 and 1999-2000, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provided funds for the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee (ABWC) to conduct... -
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AFSC/NMML: Killer Whale encounter data in the Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, and the western and central Gulf of Alaska from 2000 - 2010
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Comprises data from surveys focused on killer whales with opportunistic data from other cetacean species; includes data describing encounters for photo-... -
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AFSC/NMML: Distribution of cetaceans in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas, 2010-2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As part of several inter-agency agreements between the National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), ship-based visual... -
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AFSC/NMML: Video Analysis for Group Count and Calf Proximity of Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2005 - 2022
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As a part of NMFS management of the endangered beluga whale population in Cook Inlet, Alaska, aerial surveys have been conducted during summer since 1993 to monitor... -
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AFSC/NMML with NPRB: Whale broad-scale distribution in southeastern Bering Sea, 2008 and 2010
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As part of the Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (BSIERP) funded by the North Pacific Research Board (http://www.nprb.org/bering-sea-project), cetacean... -
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AFSC/MML: Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas, and Amundsen Gulf, 1979-2021
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), formerly the Minerals Management Service (MMS), and its precursor, the Bureau of Land Management, funded aerial surveys... -
Federal
AFSC/NMML: Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program Humpback Whale Catalog
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Since 1980, the Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program of the National Marine Mammal Laboratory has been collecting photos of humpback whales (Megaptera... -
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AFSC/NMML: Beluga whale aerial survey in Cook Inlet, Alaska, 1993-2022
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has conducted aerial counts of Cook Inlet beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from 1993 to 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018,... -
Federal
AFSC/NMML: Shore-based counts of the Eastern North Pacific gray whale stock from central California, 1967 - 2007
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has conducted shore-based counts of the Eastern North Pacific stock of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) 26 years from... -
Federal
AFSC/NMML: Cook Inlet Beluga Opportunistic Sightings, 1975 to 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As a part of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) management of the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale population, a database of opportunistic beluga whale... -
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AFSC/NMML: Bowhead Whale Feeding Ecology Study (BOWFEST): Aerial Survey in Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, 2007-2011
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Bowhead Whale Feeding Ecology Study (BOWFEST) was initiated in May 2007 through an Interagency Agreement between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)... -
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AFSC/NMML: Bowhead whale aerial surveys and photography near Barrow, Alaska, from 1979-1992
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Bowhead whales were documented during their spring migration most years from 1979 to 1992 by biologists from NMML. This documentation consisted of flying aerial... -
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AFSC/NMML: North Pacific right whale aerial surveys in the southeastern Bering Sea, 2008-2009.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
As part of an inter-agency agreement between the National Marine Mammal Laboratory and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, aerial surveys of the North Aleutian... -
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Arctic Aerial Calibration Experiments (ACEs), Beaufort Sea, 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Arctic Aerial Calibration Experiments (ACEs) study was designed to evaluate the ability of UAS technology (i.e., airframe, payloads, sensors, and software) to... -
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AFSC/NMML: Cetacean line-transect survey in the Gulf of Alaska, 2003
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Three marine mammal observers participated on a cetacean survey from 26 June to 15 July 2003, aboard the NOAA ship Miller Freeman as a piggyback project during a RACE... -
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AFSC/NMML: Southeast Alaska Cetacean Vessel Surveys, 1991 - 2012
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In 1991, NMML initiated cetacean studies with vessel coverage throughout inland waters of Southeast Alaska. Between 1991 and 1993, line-transect methodology was used... -
Federal
AFSC/NMML: North Pacific Killer whale genetic dataset, 1990-2010
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The difficulties associated with detecting population boundaries have long constrained the conservation and management of highly mobile marine species, especially for... -
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AFSC/NMML: Cetacean line-transect survey in the eastern Bering Sea shelf; 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2004
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Visual surveys for cetaceans were conducted on the eastern Bering Sea shelf along transect lines, in association with the AFSC.s echo integration trawl surveys for... -
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AFSC/NMML Location-only satellite telemetry data for gray whales in the Bering and Chukchi Sea, 2012-2013
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset contains ARGOS location data (latitude and longitude in decimal format) and associated time (date and time) and location quality (as defined by Argos...