18437 Project Published / External 18140 Cetaceans- Small-boat Surveys Project In Work Small boat surveys are conducted in the waters surrounding the islands within the Hawaii EEZ. Data collected during small-boat surveys are used for population studies. Photos are used for individual photo-identification to anaylze movements, social structure, and abundance. Biopsy samples are used for genetic analysis and population structure, contaminant and stable isotope analyses. Acoustic data are used for studies on the regional differences/similarities in stocks. Theme biopsy sampling Theme cetaceans Theme crp Theme photo-identification Theme pifsc Theme psd Theme small-boat surveys Spatial hawaii Spatial hawaii eez Spatial main hawaiian islands Spatial oahu Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Honolulu HI USA IRC 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. 176 Honolulu, HI 96818 Activity Data Steward 2006 Person Hill, Marie C marie.c.hill@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5710 Distributor 2006 Organization Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC pifsc.info@noaa.gov https://ror.org/02apffz65 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5360 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Online Resource 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Metadata Contact 2006 Person Hill, Marie C marie.c.hill@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5710 Point of Contact 2009 Person Oleson, Erin M erin.oleson@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5712 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Point of Contact 2006 Person Hill, Marie C marie.c.hill@noaa.gov 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA (808)725-5710 Ground Condition -178.023 -151.279 31.78 15.562 Hawaii EEZ including main Hawaiian Islands, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Continuing 2009 PIFSC CRP began conducting small-boat surveys within the Hawaiian Islands in 2009. (GMT -10) Oahu west and south shores and south to Penguin Banks off Molokai surveyed in 2009 -158.66667 -157.66667 21.66667 20.87025 Oahu west and south shores and south to Penguin Banks off Molokai Range 2009-10-02 2009-10-17 Small-boat cetacean surveys were conducted in the waters off the west and south shores of Oahu. Photos and biopsy samples were collected. Waters surrounding Oahu sporadically surveyed 2012-present -158.4907 -157.463 21.91875 21.0508 Continuing 2012 Molokai and surrounding waters surveyed in August-September 2014 -157.4 -156.5 21.4 21 Molokai and surrounding waters Range 2014-08-26 2014-09-09 The surveys were conducted 24 August – 5 September 2014, during which a total of 1,092 km of trackline was surveyed in northern Moloka‘i waters. We had 1 encounter with Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris), 1 encounter with short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), 2 encounters with unidentified beaked whales (1 was a probable Blainville’s), and 2 encounters with unidentified odontocetes (1 was a “blackfish”; possibly a false killer whale). We collected 1,003 photos. No biopsy samples were collected and no satellite tags were deployed. The mini (High-frequency Acoustic Recording Package) HARP was successfully deployed and recovered. Unclassified None None None Acknowledgement of NOAA PIFSC, as the source from which these data were obtained, in any publications and/or other representations of these data is requested. The user is responsible for the results of any application of these data. None None CRP Cetacean Research Program EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service PIFSC Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PSD Protected Species Division 18415 Data Set Cross Reference 18074 Project Cross Reference gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:18437 Marie Hill 2013-02-14T22:09:26 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2026-05-26T15:20:59 2015-12-11 Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center PIFSC 1845 Wasp Blvd. Honolulu HI 96818 USA 808-725-5300 https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1001 Public No 2015-12-11 1 Year 2016-12-11