AMAPPS Southeast Aerial Cruise Spring 2019

Original provider:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Abstract:
As part of the AMAPPS program, the Southeast Fisheries
Science Center conducted an aerial survey on the
continental shelf waters of the US east coast, from New
Jersey to the Florida Keys. The survey was conducted
between 18 May and 24 June of 2019 aboard a NOAA Twin
Otter aircraft at an altitude of 600 feet (183 m) and a
speed of 110 knots. Survey tracklines were oriented
perpendicular to the shoreline and latitudinally spaced
20
km apart. The survey was designed for analysis using
Distance sampling and a two-team (independent observer)
approach to correct for perception bias in resulting
abundance estimates. A portion of the proposed tracklines
off the southern coast of Georgia was not surveyed due to
restricted airspace from military exercises.