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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, 2006-2010 (NCEI Accession 0120532)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 02:33 AM | Dataset Last Updated: August 14, 2014 at 12:00 AM
This dataset contains vessel- and aircraft-based mammal sightings data and associated environmental data collected in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas during the open water season 2006-2010. The aerial data are derived from marine mammal observers aboard aircrafts flown at 1000 ft to 1500 ft. The data contains marine mammal sightings data and associated environmental data collected during the open water season 2006-2010 (excluding 2009) in Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea. In addition, this metadata describes aerial navigational GPS data recorded during observations. Data collection methods changed slightly between years. The metadata for each attribute should be studied carefully before these data are used for analyses.

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0120532 ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - BEHAVIOR ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - COUNTS ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - RELATIVE POSITION GLARE - DIRECTION GLARE - TYPE

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identifier https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions/iso/xml/0120532.xml
issued 2014-07-22T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
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  "0120532",
  "ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL",
  "ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE",
  "ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - BEHAVIOR",
  "ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - COUNTS",
  "ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - RELATIVE POSITION",
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  "GLARE - TYPE",
  "LATITUDE",
  "LONGITUDE",
  "MARINE MAMMALS",
  "SPECIES IDENTIFICATION",
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  "SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT",
  "SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE STAGE",
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  "biological",
  "marine mammal observation",
  "survey - biological",
  "visual observation",
  "AIRCRAFT",
  "AMERICAN ISLANDER",
  "ARCTIC SEAL",
  "Cape Flattery",
  "Fennica",
  "Gilavar",
  "Gulf Provider",
  "Henry Christoffersen",
  "Jim Kilabuk",
  "Kapitan Dranitsyn",
  "MT. MITCHELL",
  "Nanuq",
  "Norseman II",
  "OCEAN PIONEER",
  "OCEAN TITAN",
  "PT. BARROW",
  "R/V Annika Marie",
  "RV Alpha Helix",
  "THERESA MARIE",
  "Tor Viking II",
  "Torsvik",
  "Shell Development Co.",
  "Alaska Ocean Observing System",
  "Arctic Ocean",
  "Beaufort Sea",
  "Chukchi Sea",
  "oceanography",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "UAK-F/SFOS/AOOS > Alaska Ocean Observing System, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska - Fairbanks",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MARINE MAMMALS",
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  "biology",
  "bowhead whale",
  "gray whale",
  "marine mammal",
  "marine mammals",
  "polar bear",
  "seals",
  "vessel",
  "walrus",
  "whales",
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  "ANNIKA MARIE (call sign: WYL6242, ICES code: 32U0, 1982-)",
  "ARCTIC SEAL (call sign: WX9225, ICES code: 31S1)",
  "CAPE FLATTERY (call sign: WDA7384, ICES code: 32UO, 1992-2012)",
  "FENNICA (call sign: OJAD, ICES code: 34FN, 1993-)",
  "GILAVAR (call sign: 4JKW, ICES code: AZGV, 1999-)",
  "GULF PROVIDER (call sign: HP7770, ICES code: PAGP, 1999-)",
  "HENRY CHRISTOFFERSEN (call sign: CZ2730, ICES code: 18HF, 1973-)",
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  "Kapitan Dranitsyn (call sign: UCJP, ICES code: RUXG, 1992-)",
  "Mt. Mitchell (call sign: WDA9674, ICES code: 33MI, 2003-)",
  "NANUQ (call sign: WDD7327, ICES code: 33NQ, 2007-)",
  "NORSEMAN II (call sign: WDD6688, ICES code: 32QO, 2007-)",
  "OCEAN PIONEER (call sign: WDC9491, ICES code: 320O, 2006-2014)",
  "OCEAN TITAN (call sign: WDB9647, ICES code: 32N0, 2004-)",
  "PT. BARROW (call sign: WBM5088, ICES code: 321O, 1982-2013)",
  "THERESA MARIE (call sign: WYX3901, ICES code: 323I)",
  "TOR VIKING II (call sign: SLJT, ICES code: 77TK, 2003-)",
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  "OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN",
  "OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BEAUFORT SEA",
  "OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > CHUKCHI SEA",
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  "Beaufort Sea",
  "Camden Bay",
  "Chukchi Sea",
  "Harrison Bay",
  "2006",
  "2007",
  "2008",
  "2009",
  "2010"
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modified 2014-08-14T00:00:00.000+00:00
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rights otherRestrictions
spatial -143.0122,66.8691,-168.875,71.9538
temporal 2006-07-10T00:00:00+00:00/2010-10-11T00:00:00+00:00
theme 
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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, 2006-2010 (NCEI Accession 0120532)

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