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:
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18
Latitude Longitude Sighting
Time
Species
Number
of
Animals
Construction
Type
Construction
Monitoring
(Before/ During/
After)
17:41 HSEA 1 V After
Distance
(m)/Direction
to Animals (°)
40/90° from
hydrant
Bangor, Washington E-8
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
SW,DI 75 S
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 ? 47 45.141 122 43.415 17:43 HSEA 1 V After 75/310 LO 80 OC 0
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.117 122 44.247 17:45 HPOR 2 V After 20/340
SW(NNW),
CH
Beaufort
Sea State
1,950 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 46.117 122 44.247 17:52 CASL 1 V After 100/240 SW(N) 2,500 OC 1
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18 47 45.241 122 43.482 17:54 HSEA 1 V After 35/172 LO,SI 80 OC 1
Notes
Dove when vibratory turned
on.
Traveling north-northwest
between vibe on-vibe off-
Vibe on-vibe off; last
sighted 17:50.
Looking at barge activity
then sank.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 18:18 47 45.252 122 43.500 18:08 HSEA 1 V After 300/270 SW(N),DI 380 PC 1 Heading north.
EHW 7-Oct-11 07:25 16:42 47 44.439 122 44.506 18:16 CASL 29 V After 100/37 RE 1,800 OC 1
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.156 122 43.419 08:12 HSEA 1 NA 100/285 LO,SI 100 F 0
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 09:56
08:16 HSEA 1 V Before
30/135° from
lightning tower
SW (N), DI 82 S
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.249 122 43.493 08:36 HSEA 2 V Before 60/190 MI 90 - 0
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.156 122 43.419 08:42 HSEA 1 V Before 125/177 SW,LO,DI 225 - 0
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 09:56
8:45 HSEA 1 SSV During
40/45° from
lightning tower
8 on package and 21 on
WRA fence.
Milling around stern of
Scandia
08:44 re-sight 125m from
pile
SW, DI 115 - 0 Same seal as before.
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.156 122 43.419 08:49 HSEA 2 V During 300/280 LO,di 200 - 0 Swift resight their #1.
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.230 122 43.482 08:53 HSEA 1 V After 120/330 SW (N),DI 90 PC 0 Heading north.
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.243 122 43.488 08:57 HSEA 1 V After 120/258 SW (E),DI 200 PC 0 Heading west.
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.156 122 43.419 09:00 HSEA 2 V After 25/002
SW
(SW),LO,SI
75 PC 0
Resight of animal obs by JR,
headed south.
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.238 122 43.503 09:02 HSEA 1 V During 300/255 SW (W) 380 PC 0 Heading west.
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.380 122 43.127 09:05 HSEA 1 V During 40/315 LO 1,000 PC 0
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.237 122 43.500 09:09 HSEA 1 V After 30/94
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.237 122 43.490 09:13 HSEA 1 V During 140/330
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 17:00 47 45.237 122 43.490 09:15 HSEA 1 V After 70/339
EHW 8-Oct-11 08:05 09:56
09:25 HSEA 1 V During
0 from lightning
tower
SW
(ENE),DI
SW
(NW),DI
SW(E),LO,
DI
60 PC 0 Heading east-northeast.
200 PC 0
160 PC 0
SW, DI 100 S
Heading northwest, at 09:15
approximately 70 m north,
moving towards EHW1.
At 09:35 in EHW1,
approximately 85 m from
pile, at 09:38 in EZ,
approximately 46 m from
pile.