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Sea Otter surveys from selected Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska and Bering Island, Russia between 1959-2015

The data table consists of a compilation of sea otter survey results from Bering Island, Russia and select Western Aleutian Islands conducted between 1959 and 2015. The counts were reduced to sea otters per kilometer of coastline for temporal comparability. A correction factor of 3.6 was applied to aerial survey totals to yield results comparable to skiff based surveys. The data table provides the island, year, mode (aerial, skiff, or ground), and shore length covered in each survey. Counts of independent otters and pups are provided if available. Total otters counted or calculated with the correction factor and the calculated linear density are also provided.

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Author(s) Michael C Kenner orcid, Kim Kloecker orcid, M. Tim Tinker orcid, George G Esslinger orcid, Daniel H Monson orcid, Michael J. Murray, James L Bodkin orcid, James A. Estes, Marissa Young
Publication Date 2021-03-22
Beginning Date of Data 1959
Ending Date of Data 2015
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CZXVMQ
Citation Kenner, M.C., Kloecker, K., Tinker, M.T., Esslinger, G.G., Monson, D.H., Murray, M.J., Bodkin, J.L., Estes, J.A., and Young, M., 2021, Sea Otter surveys from selected Western Aleutian Islands, Alaska and Bering Island, Russia between 1959-2015: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CZXVMQ.
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