Whale broad-scale distribution southeastern Bering Sea 2010 (B66) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/245.B66-002 Summary This data set contains visual surveys along transect lines sampled during the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC) / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) walleye pollock stock assessment cruise. Data gathered estimate density and abundance of cetaceans in the survey area. Whale sightings included fin (60), humpback (39), minke (21), sei (1), sperm (6), killer (23), and Baird's beaked (1) as well as Pacific white-sided dolphin (2), harbor (11) and Dallas (93) porpoise. Data were gathered from 06 June 2010 through 05 August 2010. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 245.B66-002 * doi:10.5065/D6KK98S3 https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KK98S3 Versions 1.0 Citation Friday, N., et al. 2011. Whale broad-scale distribution southeastern Bering Sea 2010. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6KK98S3 Accessed 29 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 * Spatial Type: point * Language: English ISO Topic Categories * biota * oceans Categories * Arctic * Biology * Mammals * Oceanography Platforms * Ships Instruments * Visual Observations Sites * Bering Sea GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES * EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > TOOTHED WHALES Documentation * B66_2010_metadata_20101228.html [57 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/42480122C079/B66_2010_metadata_20101228.html Related links * info: BEST Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/data-policy-1 * homepage: BSIERP Data Archive https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/bsierp Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2010-06-06 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2010-08-05 23:59:00 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 62.30 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 54.10 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -178.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -160.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Nancy Friday https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/882 Additional contact information * author: Nancy Friday https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/882 * author: Sue E. Moore https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1720 * author: Phillip Clapham https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1721 * author: Alex Zerbini https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1722 * author: Janice Waite https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1723 * principalInvestigator: Nancy Friday https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/882 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/245.B66-002?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/245.B66-002?format=isotc211