SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, CLAWS 2015, Cruise 1648

Original provider:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Dataset credits:
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)

Abstract:
In 2015, NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) undertook a Collaborative Large Whale Survey (CLaWS) from 9 July through 9 November aboard NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker. The survey was a collaborative effort between SWFSC and NOAA Fisheries Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
The study was conducted in U.S. and Canadian waters of the eastern North Pacific (ENP) between the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, and San Diego, California (Fig. 1). The survey was separated into five legs, ranging from 15 to 25 days. The fourth leg of the survey occurred in Canadian Pacific coastal waters between 28 September and 22 October and was a collaborative effort with Dr. John Ford of the Cetacean Research Program, Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

原始提供方：美国国家海洋和大气管理局西南渔业科学中心（NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center，SWFSC）

数据集署名：美国国家海洋和大气管理局西南渔业科学中心（NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center，SWFSC）

摘要：2015年7月9日至11月9日，美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration，NOAA）渔业西南渔业科学中心（NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center，SWFSC）搭乘NOAA“鲁本·拉斯克号”（NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker）科考船，实施了协同大型鲸类调查（Collaborative Large Whale Survey，CLaWS）项目。本次调查由西南渔业科学中心与NOAA渔业阿拉斯加渔业科学中心联合开展。
本研究作业海域为东北太平洋（eastern North Pacific，ENP）的美加共管水域，范围覆盖阿拉斯加阿留申群岛至加利福尼亚州圣迭戈海域（图1）。整个调查分为5个航段，单段时长15至25天不等。其中第四航段于9月28日至10月22日在加拿大太平洋近海水域开展，由加拿大渔业与海洋部太平洋生物站鲸类研究项目的约翰·福特博士联合主持完成。