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Personal Author:
Hill, Marie C. (Marie Chapla) ; Ligon, Allan D. ; Ü, Adam C. ; Oleson, Erin M. (Erin Marie), 1977- ;
Hill, Marie C. (Marie Chapla) ; Ligon, Allan D. ; Ü, Adam C. ; Oleson, Erin M. (Erin Marie), 1977- ; Less -
Corporate Authors:
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; University of Hawaii at Manoa. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research ; Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii ;
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; University of Hawaii at Manoa. Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research ; Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii ; Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) ; JIMAR (Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research) ;
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) ; JIMAR (Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research) ; Less -
Description:
The Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center’s (PIFSC) Cetacean Research Program (CRP) has been conducting visual surveys for cetaceans in the waters surrounding Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) as part of an ongoing effort to develop a record of cetacean occurrence in the region. Visual surveys have been conducted aboard small boats (7.6–12.2 m) since 2010 off the southernmost islands of the Mariana Archipelago (Saipan, Tinian, Aguijan, Rota, and Guam). These surveys include the collection of photographs for individual identification, tissue samples for genetic analysis of population structure, and the deployment of satellite tags for assessment of individual movements throughout the broader region.
Keywords:
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Boats And Boating
Cetacea
Photographic Identification
Surveys

Series:
PIFSC data report ; DR-019-010;
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25923/awmd-rf62
Document Type:
Technical Report ;
Place as Subject:
Northern Mariana Islands ; Guam ;
Northern Mariana Islands ; Guam ; Less -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
Compliance:
Submitted
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:bcec7ad852e8864e1b817dc108d513d59c0db2fa13037c97629af802349ef4c1
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