Feeding flock and other data from ACONA and other platforms from the Bering Sea and other locations as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 04 August 1975 to 16 September 1976 (NODC Accession 7700775)

Feeding flock and other data were collected from the ACONA and other platforms in the Bering Sea and other locations. Data were collected by Oregon State University (OSU) as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 04 August 1975 to 16 September 1976. Data were processed by NODC to the NODC F037 Feeding Flock format. Full format description is available from the NODC homepage at www.nodc.noaa.gov/. An analog file for this accession is available from NODC user services.

The F037 data type contains data from field observations of marine bird feeding flocks made during air or ship surveys. These data are collected to provide information on marine bird feeding dynamics, community structure, and trophic relationships. Start and end positions, date and elapsed time, course, speed, distance, altitude, platform type and observing techniques are reported for each survey. Environmental information may include meteorological and sea surface conditions, distances to the shoreline and shelf break, ice characteristics, and surface debris, including oil slicks. Flock information may include flock height and dimensions, number of species, number of individuals per species, distance to land, species and number of associated marine mammals, flock behavior, interaction with other species, and arrival/departure activities.