Seabird Broad-Scale Distribution, 2010 (B64) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/245.B64-002 Summary The goal of this project was to describe the broad-scale distribution of seabirds in conjunction with the Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program (BSIERP) funded by the North Pacific Research Board. As a component of BSIERP, observers were placed on selected vessels of opportunity in collaboration with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The primary focus was on the Bering Sea, but additional surveys were conducted in collaboration with vessel-based projects in the Arctic (funded by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE)) and in the Gulf of Alaska. In 2010, there were 20 cruises in the Chukchi/Beaufort seas, Bering Sea, and Gulf of Alaska from March through October. In the Bering Sea, the observers surveyed 29,451 km of transects. In the Arctic and Gulf of Alaska the observers surveyed 3,014 and 4,964km, respectively. The observers used strip-transect methodology and followed USFWS protocol (see observer manual for details). All data have also been submitted to the North Pacific Pelagic Seabird Database (NPPSD). Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 245.B64-002 * doi:10.5065/D6KP804X https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KP804X Versions 1.0 Citation Kuletz, K. 2011. Seabird Broad-Scale Distribution, 2010. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KP804X Accessed 28 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * BSIERP: Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/BSIERP Additional information * Language: English ISO Topic Categories * biota * oceans Categories * Arctic * Biology * Oceanography * Seabirds * Ship Based Platforms * Ships Instruments * Visual Observations Sites * Bering Sea GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > PELAGIC * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS Documentation * B64-Data_2010.html [39 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/42477122D9CE/B64-Data_2010.html * USFWS_MBM_At-Sea_Survey_Manual.pdf [1200 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/42477122D9D1/USFWS_MBM_At-Sea_Survey_Manual.pdf Related links * superceded_by: 245.B64-003: Seabird Broad-Scale Distribution 2008-2010 (B64) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/245.B64-003 * homepage: BSIERP Data Archive https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/bsierp * info: BEST Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/data-policy-1 Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2010-03-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2010-10-31 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 73.005 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 48.807 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -179.996 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -179.995 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: Kathy J. Kuletz https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/879 * principalInvestigator: Kathy J. Kuletz https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/879 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/245.B64-002?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/245.B64-002?format=isotc211