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-10
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
EHW 10-Oct-11 11:15 17:22 47 45.243 122 44.254 16:21 HSEA 1 V During 100/203 SW,DI 1,100 PC 1 Heading west.
EHW 10-Oct-11 11:15 17:23 47 45.249 122 43.536 16:33 HSEA 1 V* After 35/180 SW,SI 65 PC 2
EHW 10-Oct-11 11:15 17:23 47 45.229 122 43.459 16:35 HSEA 1 V After 5/030 FO 75 PC 2
EHW 10-Oct-11 11:15 17:23 47 44.618 122 44.102 17:15 STSL 1 V After 80/110 RE 1,400 PC 4
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 44.587 122 44.230 07:43 CASL 26 NA 200/85 RE 1,500 PC 2
Beaufort
Sea State
Notes
*Hammer fell off pile, 16:44
seen leaving EZ by Swift
MMO now outside EWHI
while vibing pile.
Chasing fish and catching
and eating them.
STSL on package, no brand,
slightly smaller than STSL
branded #102Y seen
yesterday. Coat was wet, RE
with 14 CASL. Location is
about 1,400 m from last pile
driven.
All animals hauled out at
Delta pier, 11 on vessel 1
(north), 5 on vessel 2
(middle), 1 on vessel 3
(south), 9 on fence. One
individual had brand
(partially readable) C_6_.
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.226 122 43.477 09:09 HSEA 1 V After 17/33 SW,DI 55 PC 2 In EZ heading north
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.226 122 43.477 09:20 HSEA 1 V After 90/335 SW,DI 90 PC 2
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:45 18:16
10:20 HSEA 1 V After
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.225 122 43.470 11:41 HSEA 1 NA 10/290 SW,LO,SI 90 PC 3
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.226 122 43.493 11:55 HSEA 1 V Before 20/66 SW,DI 80 PC 3
5/0° from
capstan
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.471 122 43.471 13:05 HSEA 1 NA NA 15/310
LO,DI,RE,
SI
- PC 4
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.576 122 43.421 13:24 CASL 1 NA NA 200/095 DI,TR - PC 4
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.576 122 43.421 14:01 CASL 1 SSV During 6M/210 LO,SW,DI 702 PC 4
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.236 122 43.484 14:08 HSEA 1 V During 50/48 SW,DI 110 PC 3
Out of EZ, heading east
possibly under boom, at
0922 inside EHW1 heading
east, still out of EZ.
09:09 in EZ swift sighted,
09:20 out of EZ.
Resight of B. Dawe sighting
#1, heading east under EHW
boom, resurfaced inside at
11:57 out of EZ.
Large adult, came up just
behind boat, startled, then
bobbed resting.
Moving fast at 175 degrees
along shore towards north
entry to WRA, 14:08
Swam around boat,
porpoising and diving for
several minutes.
Heading south inside
EHW1.