2015 Annual Report of a Comprehensive Assessment of Marine Mammal, Marine Turtle, and Seabird Abundance and Spatial Distribution in US Waters of the Western North Atlantic Ocean – AMAPPS II

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. ; Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) ; OST (Office of Science and Technology) ; OMAO (Office of Marine and Aviation Operations) ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems)
• Description:
  During 2015 under the AMAPPS program, NOAA Fisheries Service conducted field studies to
  
  collect cetacean, sea turtle, seal, and sea bird seasonal distribution and abundance data and
  
  studies to collect sea turtle and seal telemetry and biological data (Table 1). In addition, NOAA
  
  Fisheries Service continued analyzing past and present data collected under AMAPPS I and II
  
  (Table 2). A summary of the 2015 projects follows, with more details in the appendices.
• Subjects:
  • Fieldwork
  • Cetacea
  • Sea turtles
  • Seals (Animals)
  • Sea birds
  • Fishes
  • Seasonal distribution
  • Biotelemetry
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/kxrc-g028
• Document Type:
  Non-series Report
• Funding:
  MMPA Research permit #775-1875
• Place as Subject:
  North Atlantic Ocean ; Atlantic States
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/22720/noaa_22720_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.92 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) ; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) ; Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO)
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