Aerial surveys of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii ) in Behm Canal, Alaska

Details

• Personal Author:
  Christman, C. L. ; Walcott, S. M. ; London, J. M. ; Richmond, E. L. ; Koslovsky, S. M.
• Corporate Authors:
  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). ; Marine Mammal Laboratory (U.S.). ; Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) ; CICOES (Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies)
• Description:
  Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) are the most abundant and most frequently encountered marine mammal in Behm Canal. The U.S. Navy partnered with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to acquire updated information on harbor seal distribution and abundance within Behm Canal for use in impact assessment and planning.
• Keywords:
  • Behm
  • Aerial
  • Harbor seal
  • Abundance
• Series:
  AFSC processed report ; 2024-02
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/hf8m-xf16
• Format:
  PDF
• Document Type:
  Processed Report
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA20OAR4320271 ; Contribution No. 2023-1330
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC0 Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/56690/noaa_56690_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.95 MB]
• Collection(s):
  NOAA Cooperative Institutes ; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:38d7908b9dbce176fc6f7af177eb0729de9d3c4d4bcc18cbf4967e68e096bac9