PIFSC & SWFSC, Cetacean Survey, HICEAS 2017, Cruise 1705/1706, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Original provider:
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Abstract:
The Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) of 2017 was a large-scale ship survey for cetaceans and seabirds within U.S. waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. HICEAS 2017 was the third of its kind using many of the same methods and encompassing the same study area as surveys which occurred in 2002 (Barlow et al. 2006) and 2010 (Bradford et al. 2017). The 2017 survey represented the first Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey conducted as part of the Pacific Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (PacMAPPS), a partnership between NOAA Fisheries, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), U.S. Navy, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. PacMAPPS includes rotational ship surveys in regions of joint interest throughout the Pacific designed to estimate the abundance of cetaceans and seabirds and to assess the ecosystems supporting these species.

HICEAS 2017 was a collaborative survey between the Pacific Islands and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers (PIFSC and SWFSC). The survey took place from 6 July to 1 December 2017, aboard the NOAA Ships Oscar Elton Sette and Reuben Lasker, spanning 7 survey “legs” and 179 days-at-sea across both ships.

原始提供方：美国国家海洋和大气管理局太平洋岛屿渔业科学中心（NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, PIFSC）

数据集署名单位：美国国家海洋和大气管理局太平洋岛屿渔业科学中心

摘要：
2017年夏威夷群岛鲸类与生态系统评估调查（Hawaiian Islands Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey, HICEAS）是一项针对夏威夷群岛周边美国管辖海域内鲸类与海鸟的大型远洋船舶调查项目。2017年该调查为同类型第三次调查，其采用的多数方法与2002年（Barlow等人，2006）及2010年（Bradford等人，2017）开展的同类调查一致，且覆盖完全相同的研究区域。2017年本次调查亦是首个作为《受保护物种太平洋海洋评估计划》（Pacific Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species, PacMAPPS）组成部分实施的鲸类与生态系统评估调查，该计划由美国国家海洋渔业局、海洋能源管理局（Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, BOEM）、美国海军及美国鱼类及野生动物管理局共同发起。PacMAPPS涵盖太平洋全域各联合利益区域的轮换船舶调查，旨在估算鲸类与海鸟的种群丰度，并评估支撑这些物种的海洋生态系统。

2017年HICEAS是太平洋岛屿渔业科学中心与西南渔业科学中心（PIFSC and SWFSC）的合作调查项目。本次调查于2017年7月6日至12月1日期间开展，依托美国国家海洋和大气管理局“奥斯卡·埃尔顿·塞特号”（NOAA Ships Oscar Elton Sette）与“鲁本·拉斯克号”（Reuben Lasker）两艘科考船，共设置7个调查航段，两船累计海上作业时长179天。