North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey (NARWSS) and Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS) 2012 results summary

Gatzke, Jennifer; Khan, Christin Brangwynne; Glass, Allison H.; Duley, Peter; Cole, Timothy V. N.

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North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey (NARWSS) and Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS) 2012 results summary

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2013
By Gatzke, Jennifer ; Khan, Christin Brangwynne ; Glass, Allison H. ; ...
Series: Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document 13-08

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Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (RWSAS) 2012 results summary
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Gatzke, Jennifer ; Khan, Christin Brangwynne ; Glass, Allison H. ; Duley, Peter ; Cole, Timothy V. N.
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Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
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NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
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"During 2012, NARWSS flew 275 hours on 64 surveys including a survey of Roseway Basin and a directed survey to search for 2 mother-calf pairs reported south of Long Island NY. NARWSS detected 279 right whales (including repeats of the same individual), with 270 right whales sighted within survey blocks and 9 right whales sighted during transit to or from survey areas. No right whales were sighted on Roseway Basin or south of Long Island. Table 1 summarizes survey effort and right whale sightings by month. Figures 2a-d display the locations of right whales and survey effort by season. Table 2 provides a comparison of NARWSS flights, flight hours, and right whale sightings across years"--Page 1.
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by Jennifer Gatzke, Christin Khan, Allison Henry, Peter Duley, and Timothy Cole.

"March 2013."
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Conservation Detection Fishery Management Fishery Policy Geographical Distribution Marine Mammals Marine Resources Conservation Right Whales Seasonal Distribution Whale Stock Management Fishery Management Fishery Policy Geographical Distribution Marine Mammals Marine Resources Conservation Right Whales Seasonal Distribution Whale Stock Management
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Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document 13-08
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United States ; Atlantic Coast (New England) ; North Atlantic Ocean ; Atlantic Coast (North America) ; Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States)
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