Dataset: Visual estimates of seal abundance from aerial surveys conducted by a Cessna-185 in the San Juan Islands, Salish Sea in 2008 (Seal_response_to_prey project)

ValidatedFinal no updates expectedVersion 16 Nov 2012 (2012-11-16)Dataset Type:Unknown

Lead Principal Investigator: Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez (Western Washington University)

Co-Principal Investigator: Jeffrey F Bromaghin (United States Geological Survey)

Co-Principal Investigator: Steven J Jeffries (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Co-Principal Investigator: John M Kennish (University of Alaska, Anchorage)

Co-Principal Investigator: Monique M Lance (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

Co-Principal Investigator: Philip S. Levin (National Marine Fisheries Service)

BCO-DMO Data Manager: Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Project: Responses of Seals and Sea Lions to Increased Rockfish Density (Seal_response_to_prey)

Cite Dataset

Number of seals counted during several aerial surveys of the Salish Sea during July and August of 2008. Data are also available from 2007 surveys.

Related publications: (Both available from Alejandro Acevedo's lab website.)
Howard, S. 2009. Seasonal energy budgets to model energy use and prey consumption in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the San Juan Islands, WA. MSc thesis, Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
Hardee, S. 2008. Movements and home ranges of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Georgia Basin: implications for marine reservinland waters of the Pacific Northwest. MSc thesis, Department of Biology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.

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Acevedo-Gutierrez, A., Bromaghin, J. F., Jeffries, S. J., Kennish, J. M., Lance, M. M., Levin, P. S. (2012) Visual estimates of seal abundance from aerial surveys conducted by a Cessna-185 in the San Juan Islands, Salish Sea in 2008 (Seal_response_to_prey project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 16 Nov 2012) Version Date 2012-11-16 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/3707 [access date]

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