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Inter-agency agreements have been established between the Minerals Management Service (MMS), Department of Interior (DOI) and the National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML), Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).  The intent of these agreements is to conduct surveys of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) and other marine mammals in the Alaskan Arctic.

BWASP: The intent of the Bowhead Whale Aerial Survey Project (BWASP) is to conduct surveys of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) during their fall migration through the western Beaufort Sea.  In 2008 these surveys were extended across the northeast Chukchi Sea to document marine mammal distribution for most of the period from mid-June to mid-November.  More>

COMIDA: The goal of the Chukchi Offshore Monitoring in Drilling Area (COMIDA) study is to augment scientific knowledge about the distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the Chukchi Sea Planning Area (CSPA).  Results of COMIDA research will facilitate mitigation related to oil and gas development.  More>

BOWFEST: The Bowhead Whale Feeding Ecology Study (BOWFEST) is a multiyear MMS-funded study started in 2007 that focuses on late summer oceanography and prey densities relative to whale distribution over continental shelf waters within 100 miles north and east of Point Barrow, Alaska.  Increased understanding of bowhead behavior and distribution is needed to minimize potential impacts from petroleum development activities.  More>

The daily reports provided on this site constitute preliminary field data and should not be cited. The reports have undergone a review for technical accuracy prior to posting on this site. However, additional processing and review after the field season may identify further changes that need to be made. Additional information on data or report quality and dissemination is available in the AFSC Disclaimer Statement and on NOAA's Office of the Chief Information Officer & High Performance Computing and Communications web page

 

Current Aerial Survey Daily Reports  (PDF - Adobe Acrobat or Reader Required):
 
BWASP   BOWFEST
Date Flight Daily Report Date Flight Daily Report
08/31/2008 0 No Flight 08/27/2008 0 No Flight
09/01/2008 0 No Flight 08/28/2008 0 No Flight
09/02/2008 0 No Flight 08/29/2008 1 Flight1 Summary
09/03/2008 0 No Flight 08/30/2008 2 Flight2 Summary
09/04/2008 0 No Flight 08/31/2008 0 No Flight
09/05/2008 20 Flight20 Summary 09/01/2008 0 No Flight
09/06/2008 0 No Flight 09/02/2008 0 No Flight
09/07/2008 21 Flight21 Summary 09/03/2008 0 No Flight
09/08/2008 0 No Flight 09/04/2008 0 No Flight
09/09/2008 0 No Flight 09/05/2008 3 Flight3 Summary
09/10/2008 22 Flight22 Summary 09/06/2008 4 Flight4 Summary
09/11/2008 0 No Flight 09/07/2008 0 No Flight
09/12/2008 23 Flight23 Summary 09/08/2008 0 No Flight
09/13/2008 0 No Flight 09/09/2008 0 No Flight
09/14/2008 24 Flight24 Summary 09/10/2008 0 No Flight
09/15/2008 0 No Flight 09/11/2008 5 Flight5 Summary
09/16/2008     09/12/2008 0 No Flight
09/17/2008     09/13/2008 6&7 Flight6&7 Summary
09/18/2008     09/14/2008 0 No Flight
09/19/2008     09/15/2008 8 Flight8 Summary
09/20/2008     09/16/2008    
09/21/2008     09/17/2008    
09/22/2008     09/18/2008    

 

 
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