Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) presence and survey effort collected during visual surveys from aerial platforms by the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee in the Eastern Bering Sea from 1992-05-27 to 2000-06-20 (NCEI Accession 0276222)
During the years 1992-1995 and 1999-2000, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provided funds for the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee (ABWC) to conduct studies of belugas in Alaska. Part of the ABWC research program consisted of aerial surveys of western Alaska beluga stocks, including the Eastern Bering Sea (EBS) stock. In 1992, several aerial surveys were conducted during three periods: 27-29 May, 17-21 June, and 18-22 September to assess the distribution of belugas during those periods. The surveys found relatively few belugas in May and September, but a large number of belugas in June. Based on those results, surveys in subsequent years were conducted only in June: 14-18 June 1993, 11-16 June 1994, 5-8 and 20-22 June 1995, 15-17 June 1999, and 17-20 June 2000. This dataset contains aerial survey data from the surveys described above.
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| temporal | 1992-05-27T00:00:00+00:00/2000-06-20T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) presence and survey effort collected during visual surveys from aerial platforms by the Alaska Beluga Whale Committee in the Eastern Bering Sea from 1992-05-27 to 2000-06-20 (NCEI Accession 0276222) |
