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Marine Bird and Mammal Surveys, North Pacific and Bering Sea 2012-2014

This dataset describes marine bird and mammal surveys conducted in August 2012-2014 in the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. Data were collected to document the at-sea distribution and abundance of marine birds and mammals, and were conducted using standard strip width transect protocols (Gould and Forsell 1989). One observer and one recorder identified and counted birds on transect at all times. Surveys were recorded using a DLOG system and exported into a .csv file. This dataset contains survey data consisting of: date, time, latitude, longitude, record number, data type, species, count, behavior, distance, observers, observer conditions, trip ID, beaufort, transect type, transect width (m), and comments.

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Author(s) Sarah K Schoen orcid, Brielle Heflin orcid, John F Piatt orcid, Mayumi Arimitsu orcid, Gary S Drew orcid, David C Douglas orcid, Martin Renner
Publication Date 2018-02
Beginning Date of Data 2012-08-15
Ending Date of Data 2014-08-21
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7TQ60GV
Citation Schoen, S.K., Heflin, B., Piatt, J.F., Arimitsu, M., Drew, G.S., Douglas, D.C., and Renner, M., 2018, Marine Bird and Mammal Surveys, North Pacific and Bering Sea 2012-2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7TQ60GV.
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Metadata Date 2020-11-25
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