UNCW Marine Mammal Aerial Surveys 2006-2007

Original provider:
University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Dataset credits:
William A. McLellan, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Abstract:
Aerial surveys were flown in parallel lines from the South Carolina/North Carolina border to the south end of Assateague Island, Virginia, United States from December 2006 to May 2007. All large whale, small cetaceans, sea turtles and large fish, and ship sightings were recorded. Surveys were conducted in Beaufort sea states of 5 or under and in clear weather conditions. Photos of all large whales exist in the VAB LAB photo data base at University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). UNCW houses a data base that now extends from 1998 to 2007 for aerial surveys conducted in the mid-Atlantic and southeast Atlantic bight.

Purpose:
To conduct systematic aerial surveys for large whales, specifically targeting right whales, during winter and spring off North Carolina and Virginia, United States.

原始提供者：
北卡罗来纳大学威尔明顿分校
数据集贡献者：
威廉·A·麦克莱伦，北卡罗来纳大学威尔明顿分校
摘要：
自2006年12月至2007年5月，从南卡罗来纳州/北卡罗来纳州边境至弗吉尼亚州阿萨图基岛南端，实施了平行航线空中调查。记录了所有大型鲸类、小型鲸目动物、海龟和大型鱼类，以及船舶的目击情况。调查在比福特海状态5级或以下以及晴朗的天气条件下进行。所有大型鲸类的照片均存放在北卡罗来纳大学威尔明顿分校（UNCW）的VAB实验室照片数据库中。UNCW拥有一个数据库，目前涵盖自1998年至2007年在中大西洋和东南大西洋湾进行的空中调查。
目的：
为了在美国北卡罗来纳州和弗吉尼亚州冬季和春季对大型鲸类进行系统性空中调查，特别是针对右侧鲸类。