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-7
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:19 47 45.338 122 43.503 16:10 HSEA 1 NA NA 100/300 SW,LO,SI 350 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.117 122 44.247 16:15 HPOR 2 NA NA 15/110 SW(SW) 1,700 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18 47 45.240 122 43.474 16:20 HSEA 1 NA NA 40/120 MI,DI 70 PC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.117 122 44.247 16:40 HPOR 2 V Before 20/295
SW(SW),
CH
Beaufort
Sea State
1,925 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.117 122 44.247 16:48 HPOR 2 V Before 100/75 SW(SW) 2,000 OC 1
Notes
1 adult and 1 neonate
(spotted undeveloped melon
and linings/folds alongside
of body); smaller individual
swimming and surfacing in
unison with larger
individual; smaller
individual was 1/3 the size
of the larger; last sighted
around 16:28 heading
southwest.
Direction of travel unknown,
at 16:24 outside EZ at
corner of barge, juvenile, at
16:27 in same area, sank, no
direction of travel, at 16:32
same area milling then sank,
at 16:38 last sighting.
Much larger individual;
brown to tan in color; last
sighted at 16:46.
Adult/neonate last sighted at
16:15.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.117 122 44.247 16:59 HPOR 2 V During 500/275 SW(S) 3,000 OC 1 TRsouth along bank.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.117 122 44.247 17:01 HPOR 2 V During 500/260 SW(S),DI 3,000 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 ? 47 45.141 122 43.415 17:01 HSEA 1 V During 15/291 LO,SI 100 OC 0
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:19 47 45.194 122 43.439 17:02 HSEA 2 V During 15/35 LO,SI 91 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18 47 45.248 122 43.483 17:18 HSEA 1 V During 70/330
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.117 122 44.247 17:19 HPOR 1 V During 700/75 SW(S) 1,500 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 ? 47 45.141 122 43.415 17:20 HSEA 1 V After 100/260 LO 120 OC 0
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:19 47 45.194 122 43.439 17:30 HSEA 1 V After 40/145 LO,SI 50 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.117 122 44.247 17:40 HSEA 1 V After 700/271 FO 3,000 OC 1
SW(ESE),
DI
TR south along bank; last
sighted at 17:06 about 100m
N of Duck about 1.6k from
boat
Heading southeast of 175
degrees.
Second sighting was only 5
m from boat.
180 OC 1 Heading east-southeast.
Spotted several rolls,
heading southwest toward
WRA. Headed north at
17:30.
Moved away from vibing
area toward beach, 17:32
heading south 182 degrees,
10 m off beach.
Fish struggling, seal playing
with it.