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-15
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.217 122 43.494 15:14 HSEA 1 V During 25/165 LO,SI 70 PC 1 Sank, no direction of travel
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 15:20 CASL 1 V During 8/NE SW 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.231 122 43.469 15:29 HSEA 1 NA After 20/285 SW,DI 60 PC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 07:45 18:45
15:43 HSEA 1 V After
25/270° from
West corner of
frag barrier
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 15:47 HSEA 1 NA After 40/N MI,SI 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.535 122 44.187 15:47 CASL 1 NA After 950/33 PO,TR - PC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.206 122 43.428 15:53 HSEA 1 NA NA 20/246 SW,LO,DI 20 PC 0
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 44.592 122 44.079 16:10 CASL 1 NA NA 20/60 PO 1,500 PC 1
65
Beaufort
Sea State
Notes
CASL was in water when V
was on as well as when it
was turned off.
Could be resight, at 15:33
off northwest corner of
barge.
Resurfaces periodically in
same location.
Reported by MC, going
southwest “fast”.
18:45, end of watches as
Manson has damaged part of
EHW1
PO, but twirling and
throwing head up
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.246 122 43.507 16:16 HSEA 1 NA NA 175/002 SW,DI 250 PC 1 Heading northwest.
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.230 122 43.470 16:29 HSEA 1 NA NA 5/20 LO,SW,DI 37 PC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 16:31 HSEA 1 NA NA 50/N LO 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.231 122 43.464 16:47 HSEA 1 NA NA 10/252 LO,SW,DI 50 PC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 07:45 18:45
16:51 HSEA 1 NA NA
10/0° from West
corner of frag
barrier
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.232 122 43.461 16:55 HSEA 1 NA NA 30/64 SW,DI 30 PC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 07:45 18:45
16:55 HSEA 2 NA NA
10/180° from
West corner of
frag barrier
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.206 122 43.428 16:59 HSEA 1 NA NA 10/210 FO 20 PC 0
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.525 122 45.220 17:06 HSEA 1 V NA 80/40 SW,DI 2,350 PC 2
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 17:17 CASL 24 V Before 7/N RE,VO,UN 1500 OC 1
55
60
Small animal, heading east
into EHW1.
Heading west, at 16:53
approximately 60 m from
pile, direction of travel
unknown.
In EHW1, approximately 30
m from pile.
SEEN AT A WEST SIDE
ACOUSTIC BUOY, JUST
AS JUST AS VIBE
STARTED
Same animals as above,
Andrea asked me to count
the mammals every hour to
see how the count varied
throughout the day.