North Atlantic right whale calving area surveys : 2014/2015 results

Aerial surveys are flown December 1 through March 31, annually, in the Southeast United States to detect North Atlantic right whales in their primary calving area. The purpose of the aerial surveys is to contribute to (in prioritized order): Population monitoring via detection and identification of individual right whales including cow/calf pairs occurring in the Southeast United States each year; Monitoring trends in human-related serious injuries and mortality; Vessel-strike reduction Given these prioritized objectives, we focused aerial surveys in areas where we expected the highest number of right whale detections. (Introduction). [doi:10.7289/V5/TM-NMFS-SER-4 (http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NMFS-SER-4)] by Barb Zoomdsma, Kelsey Howe, Melanie White, Jen Jakush, Clay George, Tim Gowan, Philip Hamilton, Katie Jackson, Tom Pitchford, Cynthia Taylor, and Leslie Ward. "September 2016." System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Includes bibliographical references (page 11). 2016 NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) SER (Southeast Region) Library http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NMFS-SER-4 Public Domain 1864