AMAPPS Southeast Shipboard Cruise Summer 2016

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 shipboard surveys of continental
slope and shelf break waters along the US East Coast from
Central Florida to Delaware during 30 June – 19 August,
2016 (designated Cruise code GU16-05). The marine mammal
survey was designed for analysis using Distance sampling,
and a two-team (independent observer) approach was used
to
correct for perception bias in resulting abundance
estimates. Team 1 was stationed on the vessel's flying
bridge (height above the water 13.9 m) and team 2 was
located on the bridge wings (height above the water 11.2
m). Between 20 - 24 August the ship transited into the
Gulf of Mexico and only team 1 was active.