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Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) abundance survey conducted during visual observations from a vessel platform in the coastal waters of Southeast Alaska by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program from 2019-07-19 to 2019-08-12 (NCEI Accession 0277244)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 04:19 AM | Dataset Last Updated: April 05, 2023 at 12:00 AM
This dataset includes visual line transect survey data collected in the summer of 2019 in the waters of Southeast Alaska. The survey was designed for updating the abundance estimate of harbor porpoise within the inland waters of Southeast Alaska, although all marine mammal sightings were recorded.

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0277244 cetacean MARINE MAMMALS SEA STATE species abundance SPECIES IDENTIFICATION Distance Sampling GPS

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title Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) abundance survey conducted during visual observations from a vessel platform in the coastal waters of Southeast Alaska by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program from 2019-07-19 to 2019-08-12 (NCEI Accession 0277244)

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