Dataset for: Route-dependent foraging behavior of the brown booby (Sula leucogaster) following a passenger ferry in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan

Description: This repository contains the raw observation data and figures for the research article: "Route-dependent foraging behavior of the brown booby (Sula leucogaster) following a passenger ferry in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan".Files included:raw data_browon_boobies.xlsx: Raw count data of accompanying birds and dives recorded during 4 cruises in 2017.Figure 1: Photograph of a plunge-diving brown booby.Figure 2: Map of ferry routes and graphs showing the directional asymmetry of foraging behavior.For Citizen Scientists: This dataset serves as a reference for the "Ogasawara Booby Survey". We encourage future observers to upload their own data to Zenodo or other open repositories using the keyword/tag "Ogasawara_Booby_Survey" to facilitate long-term monitoring.