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-16
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.206 122 43.428 17:23 HSEA 1 V Before 40/270 SW,SI 30 PC 0
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 17:36 HSEA 2 V Before 50/N MI,SI 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.236 122 43.466 17:41 CASL 1 V Before 20/292 TR 60 PC 1 Heading south.
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 17:46 CASL 1 V Before 9/N HO 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 17:49 HSEA 1 V During 120/NE LO 1,000 OC 1
Beaufort
Sea State
Notes
CASL hauled out during soft
start.
In between south end of
Marginal pier and northeast
end of Delta pier.
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 17:51 CASL 1 V During 8/N TR 1,500 OC 1
CASL swimming during full
vibe, normal behavior
exhibited.
During pile driving. Dist/dir
EHW 12-Oct-11 07:45 18:45
17:54 HSEA 1 V During 20/135
75
from west corner of frag
barrier
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 18:00 CASL 23 V During 7/N RE,VO,UN 1,500 OC 1 Same animals as above
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 18:05 HSEA 1 V During 70/E TR,SI 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.234 122 43.471 18:05 HSEA 1 V During 40/008 SW,DI 80 PC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.233 122 43.472 18:08 HSEA 1 V During 10/210 SW,DI 50 PC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 07:45 18:45
18:16 HSEA 1 V After 20/270
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.206 122 43.428 18:18 HSEA 1 V After 30/270 LO,SI 15 PC 0
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 18:28 CASL 23 V After 7/N RE,VO,UN 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 13:40 17:45 -- -- 18:28 STSL 1 V After 7/N HO,RE 1,500 OC 1
EHW 12-Oct-11 08:00 18:45 47 45.242 122 43.499 18:36 HSEA 1 V After 80/355 SW,DI 200 PC 1
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:30 47 44.604 122 44.030 07:45 CASL 7 NA NA 100M/75 HO 1,300 OC,FO 0-1
60
Heading south inside the
west wall of EHW1.
Direction of travel unknown,
possibly south, vibing began
as animal dove.
Dist/dir from west corner of
frag barrier
Same animals as above
hourly count
Was in the water during
vibing activity, HO when
hammer was off.
Heading NW but not clear,
light conditions poor (dark).
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:05 47 45.232 122 43.490 07:48 HSEA 1 NA NA 20/220 SW(NE),DI 75 F 0 Heading northeast.
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:05 47 45.239 122 43.490 07:54 HSEA 1 NA NA 20/35 SW(N),DI 100 F 0 Heading north.
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:30
08:15 HSEA 1 NA NA 5/0 SW(S) 85 F 1
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:30 47 44.604 122 44.030 08:23 HSEA 1 NA NA 50M/265 LO,SI 1,300 OC,FO 0-1
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:39 47 45.217 122 43.433 08:25 HSEA 1 NA NA 5/012 SW,LO,DI 50 F 0
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:05 47 45.255 122 43.490 08:37 HSEA 1 NA NA 40/344
SW(ESE),
DI
120 F 0
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:45 -- -- 08:45 HSEA 1 NA NA 5/N TR 1,500 OC 0
Dist/ Dir from South
causeway
8:25-9:56, seal in EZ, seen
chasing fish and feeding.
Heading east-southeast into
EHW1.
Submerged next to package
(south side).