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Alaska Fisheries Science Center
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4
Seattle
WA
98115
USA
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ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
AFSC/NMML: Bowhead whale aerial surveys and photography near Barrow, Alaska, from 1979-1992
AFSC/NMML: Bowhead whale aerial surveys and photography near Barrow, Alaska, from 1979-1992
1990
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publication
NOAA/NMFS/EDM
17337
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17337
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Alaska Fisheries Science Center
(206) 526-4000
(206) 526-4004
7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Building 4
Seattle
WA
98115
afsc.webmaster@noaa.gov
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/alaska-fisheries-science-center
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http://www.researchgate.net/publication/233869360_An_approach_to_minimise_bias_in_estimation_of_the_length-frequency_distribution_of_bowhead_whales_%28Balaena_mysticetus%29_from_aerial_photogrammetric_data
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Citation URL
Koski et al. 2006. An approach to minimise bias in estimation of the length-frequency distribution of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) from aerial photogrammetric data. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 8(1):45-54.
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Bowhead whales were documented during their spring migration most years from 1979 to 1992 by biologists from NMML. This documentation consisted of flying aerial surveys in an area generally north and east of Barrow, Alaska, (avoiding whaling operations to the west) to record sighting information and conduct vertical photography of the whales. Flight lines were sometimes on systematic transects perpendicular to the nearshore ice edge, providing an offshore distribution of whales (used in calculating the proportion of the population within sighting range of ice-base observation teams). Often, the flight lines were not prescribed, following instead the openings in sea ice (leads) to maximize opportunities for finding whales. These latter surveys were designed primarily for aerial photography, which provides information on individual, recognizable whales and, through photogrammetry, provides lengths of whales.
Results from aerial photographic surveys of bowhead whales, including sighting distributional information have proven to be of substantial importance in management of the species in regard to estimating abundance, trends in abundance, distribution, survival rates, and productivity.
Bill Koski (LGL), Craig George (North Slope Borough), Chuck Monnett (Minerals Management Service)
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Angliss, Robyn
206-526-4032
206-526-6615
7600 Sand Point Way, NE
Seattle
WA
98115-6349
robyn.angliss@noaa.gov
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Shelden, Kim
kim.shelden@noaa.gov
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Legacy Data Set
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PARR Exclusion
aerial
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migration
photo-identification
photogrammetry
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spring
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Alaska
Beaufort Sea
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DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
2017-04-24
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Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program
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Cite As: Alaska Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: AFSC/NMML: Bowhead whale aerial surveys and photography near Barrow, Alaska, from 1979-1992 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/17337.
NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
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Use Constraints: User must read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use. Applications or inferences derived from the data should be carefully considered for accuracy. Acknowledgementof NOAA/NMFS/AFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained in any publications and/or other representations of these, data is suggested.
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Distribution Liability: The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. NOAA denies liability if the data are misused.
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NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP)
NOAA/NMFS/EDM
17337
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/afsc/dmp/pdf/17337.pdf
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eng; US
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Surveys occurred in the Beaufort Sea near Barrow, AK
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1979
1992
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2019-04-18
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Completeness Report
The surveys were focused on bowhead whale sightings and photography. Records of other marine mammals and birds are not complete or lacking.
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