2015 right whale aerial surveys of the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence

"Scientists from the United States and Canada collaborated on aerial surveys for North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) along the Scotian Shelf and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the summer of 2015. Contributors included researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Dalhousie University, the Canadian Whale Institute, and the New England Aquarium. The surveys were directed over bathymetric features potentially attractive to right whales and areas being monitored by passive acoustic gliders. The survey platform was a de Havilland Twin Otter (DHC-6). Two observers scanned the ocean surface for right whales while flying at 230m and 100 knots. Sighting locations of all whales, dolphins, basking sharks, and sea turtles were recorded along with sighting conditions including Beaufort sea state, visibility, and glare"--Project Description. [doi:10.7289/V52Z13HQ (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V52Z13HQ)] by Timothy V N Cole, Peter Duley, Marjorie Foster, Allison Henry, and Delphine Durette Morin. "March 2016."