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)
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.576 122 43.421 14:08 CASL 1 V During
Distance
(m)/Direction
to Animals (°)
Bangor, Washington E-11
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
400
Weather
Conditions
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.245 122 43.485 14:22 HSEA 1 V After 20/36 RE,SI 100 L 3
Beaufort
Sea State
4
Notes
PROBABLY RE-SIGHTED
BY EMILY ON STREAK
HEADING SOUTH,
PROBABLY IN WRA
DURING VIBE, CHECK
END VIBE TIME,
OTHERWISE IT WAS
SIGHTED DURING
BEGINNING OF POST
VIBE 30 MINUTE
WATCH
Resting, then sank. No
direction of travel, at 14:27,
in same area, resting then
sank. No direction of travel.
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.274 122 43.518 15:19 HSEA 1 NA NA 40/150 LO,SI 75 PC 3 Direction of travel unknown.
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.276 122 43.493 15:57 HSEA 1 NA NA 50/164 LO,SI 75 PC 3 Young animal, facing barge.
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.215 122 43.423 16:17 HSEA 2 V Before 10/270 LO,DI 40 PC 3
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.244 122 43.495 17:25 HSEA 1 V 15/260 RE,SI 75 PC 3
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.215 122 43.423 18:02 HSEA 1 V After 60/315 LO,DI 80 PC 3
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 44.681 122 43.883 18:04 STSL 1 V After 75/175 RE 1,080 PC 3
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 45.215 122 43.423 18:06 HSEA 1 V After 10/270 SW,LO,DI 35 PC 3
EHW 11-Oct-11 07:50 18:19 47 44.614 122 44.048 18:10 STSL 1 V After 60/75 RE 1,450 PC 3
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 44.675 122 43.857 07:34 CASL 31 NA NA 75/183 RE 1,080 PC 1
No direction of travel, near
corner of M35, rest then
sink.
13:35-13:46 in EZ, 15:26-
16:00 animal in EZ. 16:06
Hauled out (and dry) resting
on vessel, very blonde
individual, only saw right
side of animal
1617 in EZ,1623 in EZ;1628
fire up tender vessel (cable
tender) and rev engine
louder and louder right
where animal was seen.1642
now revving engines again
as well as generators, right
on top of "block one" where
animal was last seen.
Hauled out on vessel, very
large individual, observed
both sides of animal-no
brand, had small wound or
scar in left corner of mouth
and noticeably protruding
front teeth.
Hauled out on Vessel 1
(north) at Delta pier, one
CASL had brand C84.