EK500 Water Column Sonar Data Collected During DE9908

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Large Whale Biology Survey (DE9908, EK500). The large whale biology survey primarily focuses on right whales in the coastal and continental shelf areas, with the following objectives: 1) Develop a better understanding of whale habitat use and site fidelity for abundance and monitoring of critical areas, 2) Determine the distribution and relative abundance of plankton and prey species, 3) When possible, collect identification photographs and biopsy samples.

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describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.wcd:DE9908_EK500
issued	1999-07-23T00:00:00.000+00:00
language	[]
rights	otherRestrictions, otherRestrictions
spatial	-59.11983,39.94733,-70.67583,45.19584
temporal	1999-07-23T23:10:28+00:00/1999-09-02T23:39:38+00:00

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