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Line-transect Abundance Estimates of Cetaceans in U.S. Waters around the Hawaiian Islands in 2002, 2010, and 2017
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2021
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Description:Twenty-four species of cetaceans (18 odontocetes, 6 mysticetes) regularly occur in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone of the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian EEZ). Abundance estimates are needed to evaluate the impacts of human activities in population assessments of these species. The Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) is a recurring ship-based, line-transect survey designed to estimate cetacean abundance in the entirety of the Hawaiian EEZ. Given the vast study area, two ships operating a total of approximately 180 days within the summer-fall period are required to complete each HICEAS. To date, HICEAS has been conducted in 2002, 2010, and 2017. Low encounter rates in the study area require that sightings of the same and similar species be pooled with sightings from previous line-transect surveys when estimating detection functions. Thus, estimating cetacean abundance during HICEAS 2017 offered an opportunity to update abundance estimates from HICEAS 2002 and 2010 using the most current detection functions and new estimates of trackline detection probabilities that consider the effect of survey sighting conditions.
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