Section 1 Introduction - National Marine Fisheries Service - NOAA

Project Date
NBK at Bangor EHW-1 Pile Replacement Project Final Marine Mammal Monitoring Report
Time
Observation
Initiated:
Time
Observation
Completed:
Latitude Longitude Sighting
Time
Species
Number
of
Animals
Construction
Type
Construction
Monitoring
(Before/ During/
After)
Distance
(m)/Direction
to Animals (°)
Bangor, Washington E-4
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
EHW 6-Oct-11 07:50 16:42 47 46.855 122 43.401 16:28 HPOR 3 NA NA 1100/132 SW(N) 2,200* OC 1
Beaufort
Sea State
Notes
*Used closest buoy (Alpha)
spotted 100 m south of
Magnetic Pier; last sighted
16:38 outside (north) of
Alpha buoy; moved faster as
vibing occurred - could be
due to current flow.
EHW 6-Oct-11 07:50 16:42 47 46.855 122 43.401 16:34 HSEA 1 NA NA 100/130 LO,SI 2,500 OC 1 Last sighted 16:43.
EHW 6-Oct-11 15:15 17:35 47 45.199 122 45.435 16:47 HSEA 2 NA NA 30/180 SW 50 S
EHW 6-Oct-11 08:45 17:35 47 45.230 122 43.492 17:17 CASL 1 NA NA 500/305 TR(S) 575 C 1
EHW 6-Oct-11 15:15 17:35 47 45.199 122 45.435 17:22 HSEA 1 NA NA
40/45° from fire
hydrant
SW(N) 80 S
EHW 6-Oct-11 07:50 16:42 47 45.772 122 44.938 17:30 HPOR 2 NA NA 500/85 SW(N) 2,200 OC 1
EHW 6-Oct-11 07:50 16:42 47 44.606 122 44.384 17:50 CASL 42 NA NA 50/100 HO,RE 1,800 OC 1
Within EZ. 30 minute
shutdown.
Traveling south along fence
line.
*Pulling pile, no vibing; 1
adult and 1 calf.
Used closest CASL; 1 was
trying to haul out on the
package; sighted these at the
end of the day.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18 47 45.251 122 43.484 07:47 HSEA 1 NA NA 50/150 SW,DI 60 L 1 Direction of travel unknown.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 ? 47 45.211 122 43.460 07:48 HSEA 1 NA NA 200/25 TR(S) - LR 0 Heading south.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 ? 47 45.211 122 43.460 07:50 HSEA 1 NA NA 30/145 LO - LR 0 5 m from GC barge..
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18 47 45.242 122 43.489 08:02 HSEA 1 NA NA 25/100 SW(E),DI 60 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.089 122 44.221 08:11 HSEA 1 NA NA 96/330
LO,SI,SW
(N)
2,100 F 0-1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18 47 45.241 122 43.495 08:15 HSEA 1 NA NA 50/350 SW(SE),DI 100 OC 1
Dove under boom and into
EHW1 heading east, at
08:06 in EZ.
Direction of travel possibly
southeast, at 08:17 in EZ, at
08:23 out of EZ,
approximately 70 m from
pile.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 ? 47 45.211 122 43.460 08:18 HSEA 1 NA NA 260/220 SL - OC 0 West of GC barge by 10 m.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18
08:25 HSEA 1 NA NA 35/180 SW,DI 55 S
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 ? 47 45.211 122 43.460 08:25 HSEA 1 NA NA 200/300 TR(N) - OC 0 Heading north 325 degrees.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18 47 45.242 122 43.504 08:27 HSEA 1 NA NA 400/257 FO 450 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.089 122 44.221 08:29 HSEA 1 NA NA 100/104
LO,SI,SW
(E)
1,980 F 0-1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 ? 47 45.211 122 43.460 08:31 HSEA 1 NA NA 177/300 TR(E) - R 0
Observed with fish in
mouth.
Heading east under Scandia
barge, could be same as
above. 08:33 inside EZ.