Marine bird habitat and other data from the BARGE and other platforms as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 28 April 1978 to 16 August 1978 (NODC Accession 7900063)

Marine bird habitat and other data were collected from the BARGE and other platforms from 28 April 1978 to 16 August 1978. Data were collected by the Alaska State Department of Fish and Game as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP). Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F040 Marine Bird Habitats format. Full format description is available from NODC at www.nodc.noaa.gov/. An analog file for this accession is available from NODC user services.

The F040 format contains data from field observations of marine bird species and their associated habitats. The data are collected to provide information about species abundance, distribution and behavior. Position, date, time, elapsed survey time, area and distance, platform type and sampling technique are reported for each survey. Environmental information may include meteorological conditions, sea surface temperature and salinity, tide conditions and ice characteristics. Species and habitat information may include number of species, number of individuals per species, age, sex, color, molt, behavior, physiographic features, substrate, cover and distances to shore, barrier islands, or river deltas.