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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 | Metadata Last Checked: October 13, 2025 | Last Modified: 2014-08-14T00:00:00.000+00:00
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 LATITUDE LONGITUDE MARINE MAMMALS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - AGE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - COUNT SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - LIFE STAGE WEATHER visual observation 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 beluga whale biology bowhead whale gray whale marine mammal marine mammals polar bear seals vessel walrus whales VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS Ships ALPHA HELIX (call sign: WSD7078, ICES code: 31HX, 1966-) 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-) JIM KILABUK (call sign: VCKW, ICES code: 18MW, 1995-) 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-) TORSVIK (call sign: OZ2029, ICES code: FOTV, 1997-) OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > BEAUFORT SEA OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN > CHUKCHI SEA Alaska Beaufort Sea Camden Bay Chukchi Sea Harrison Bay 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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