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 12-Oct-11 07:45 18:45
Latitude Longitude Sighting
Time
Species
Number
of
Animals
Construction
Type
14:47 HSEA 1 V
Construction
Monitoring
(Before/ During/
After)
Distance
(m)/Direction
to Animals (°)
10/270 from
west corner of
fragmentation
barrier
Bangor, Washington E-14
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
SW 40 S
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 14:50 CASL 2 V Before 8/NE UN,MI 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.206 122 43.428 14:54 HSEA 1 V Before 20/220 SW,LO,DI 20 PC 0
EHW 12-Oct-11 07:45 18:45
14:57 HSEA 1 SSV During
40/180 from
West corner of
fragmentation
barrier
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 15:00 CASL 21 V During 7/N RE,VO,UN 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 07:45 18:45
15:00 HSEA 1 V During
15/270 from
West corner of
frag barrier
80
DI 55
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 15:00 CASL 1 V During 8/N HO 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 15:06 HSEA 1 V During 30/W TR,LO,SI 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.069 122 44.187 15:08 HSEA 1 V* During 75/182 SW,SI 935 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.221 122 43.487 15:10 CASL 1 NA During 75/274 TR 125 PC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 07:45 18:45
15:11 CASL 1 V During
10/225° from
West corner of
frag barrier
SW(S) 70
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 15:14 HSEA 1 V During 20/N TR,SI 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.217 122 43.494 15:14 HSEA 1 V During 40/272 SW,LO,DI 75 PC 1
Beaufort
Sea State
Notes
2 of the CASL males began
to fight and slid off the
package and into the water
to continue.
Same animals as above,
initiated hourly counts and
behavioral focal follows at
Delta Pier
On itsback, then took breath
and dove. No abnormal
behavior noted. During pile
driving, inside EZ, but per
MC's volitional standard,
pile driving continued.
One of the animals that was
observed at 13:40 came back
at 15:00 and hauled out
during "full" vibratory
activity.
* VIBE ENDED JUST
ENDED
Moved into EHW1, rapidly
moving through the piles
and into EZ-no vibe-CASL
continued south and out of
EZ heading south, vibe
recommenced at 15:12.
Resighting.
Heading east into EHW1-no
behavior observed.