Mid-Atlantic Nearshore and Mid-shelf Baleen Whale Monitoring

Original provider:
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.

Dataset credits:
The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program

Abstract:
The data in this dataset represent animal sightings and vessel tracks that
occurred during nearshore and mid-shelf baleen whale surveys off the
coast of Virginia Beach, VA in the VACAPES OPAREA beginning in November
2020. This project is ongoing and data will be updated annually. Work is
being performed by HDR under contract to Naval Facilities Engineering
Systems Command as part of the U.S. Navy’s Marine Species Monitoring
Program sponsored by U.S. Fleet Forces Command.

原始提供方：
HDR环境、运营与建筑公司

数据集致谢：
美国海军海洋物种监测项目

摘要：
本数据集包含2020年11月起，在弗吉尼亚州弗吉尼亚海滩沿岸VACAPES作战区域（OPAREA）开展的近岸及中陆架须鲸调查期间记录的动物目击数据与船舶航迹数据。该项目目前仍在进行中，数据将每年更新一次。此项工作由HDR公司根据与海军设施工程系统司令部签订的合同执行，是美国舰队司令部资助的美国海军海洋物种监测项目的一部分。