SEUS Right Whale EWS Aerial Surveys 2016-17

Original provider: Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Dataset credits: NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Regional Office Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute Funding for surveys provided by: NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources Abstract: Right whale Early Warning System (EWS) aerial surveys are conducted during winter in the southeastern United States (SEUS). Surveys in this dataset began in 2016/2017 and were flown by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute (CMARI, formerly Sea to Shore Alliance). FWC surveys were conducted in a Cessna 337 Skymaster aircraft with 2 observers (1 of which was also the data recorder); CMARI surveys were typically conducted in a NOAA Twin Otter aircraft with 2 observers plus 1 dedicated data recorder. Target altitude was 1,000 ft, and target speed was 100 kts. Only large whales, large sharks, and leatherback turtles were consistently recorded by both teams. Manatees, ocean sunfish, and manta rays were consistently recorded by FWC. All other species were recorded opportunistically. Surveys broke track to obtain exact locations for large whales; locations for other species typically represent the location along the survey transect.原始提供方：佛罗里达鱼类与野生动物研究所（Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute） 数据集致谢： 参与单位包括美国国家海洋和大气管理局渔业部（NOAA Fisheries）东南区域办公室、佛罗里达鱼类与野生动物保护委员会鱼类与野生动物研究所（Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute）以及克利尔沃特海洋水族馆研究所（Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute）。本调查的资助方为：美国国家海洋和大气管理局渔业部、美国海军、美国海岸警卫队、美国陆军工程兵团及佐治亚州自然资源部。 摘要： 露脊鲸早期预警系统（Right whale Early Warning System, EWS）航空调查于冬季在美国东南部海域（SEUS）实施。本数据集收录的调查工作始于2016/2017年度，由佛罗里达鱼类与野生动物保护委员会（Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWC）与克利尔沃特海洋水族馆研究所（Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, CMARI，前身为海岸至近海联盟（Sea to Shore Alliance））执行。FWC的调查使用塞斯纳337空中大师（Cessna 337 Skymaster）固定翼飞机，配备2名观测员，其中1名同时兼任数据记录员；CMARI开展的调查通常搭载于诺阿双水獭（NOAA Twin Otter）型飞机，配备2名观测员与1名专职数据记录员。本次调查的目标飞行高度为1000英尺（ft），目标航速为100节（kts）。 两支调查团队均会对大型鲸类、大型鲨鱼及棱皮龟进行标准化记录。FWC团队还会对海牛、翻车鱼与蝠鲼进行标准化记录。其余物种均为偶遇观测记录。为获取大型鲸类的精确位置，调查团队会偏离预设航线；其余物种的位置通常为其在调查样带沿线的对应点位。