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 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:30
Latitude Longitude Sighting
Time
Species
Number
of
Animals
Construction
Type
Construction
Monitoring
(Before/ During/
After)
Distance
(m)/Direction
to Animals (°)
Bangor, Washington E-18
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
14:05 HSEA 1 V During 40/180 SW(S) 85 S 1
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:39 47 45.197 122 43.438 14:07 HSEA 1 V During 20/193 LO,DI 20 S 1
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:05 47 45.230 122 43.488 14:11 HSEA 1 V During 30/337 SW,DI 80 PC 2
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:05 47 45.228 122 43.489 14:17 HSEA 1 V During 30/346 SW(SE),DI 80 PC 2
Beaufort
Sea State
Notes
Dist/ Dir from fire hydrant
on South causeway
BD sighting #4, heading
south
Heading southeast towards
boom.
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:39 47 45.197 122 43.438 14:24 HSEA 1 V During 40/270 LO,DI 45 S 1 Possible Swift #11 sighting
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:05 47 45.228 122 43.490 14:28 HSEA 1 V During 40/006 RE,SI 80 PC 2
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:05 47 45.231 122 43.498 14:32 HSEA 1 V During 30/61 LO,SI 90 PC 2
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:30 47 44.604 122 44.030 14:40 STSL 1 V After 60M/75 HO,RE,LO 1,300 S 2
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:39 47 45.197 122 43.438 14:41 HSEA 1 V After 35/230 LO,DI,FO 35 S 1
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:45 -- -- 14:45 CASL 28 V After 7/N
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:30
EHW 13-Oct-11 07:45 15:30
HO,RE,LO,
VO
1,500 S 3
15:15 HSEA 1 NA NA 5/270 LO 45 S 1
15:38 HSEA 1 NA NA 5/225 LO 45 Clear 1
No direction of travel,
animal sank as vibe
resumed.
No direction of travel, at
14:41 in EZ again (non
vibe).
Branded 102Y. Hauled out
on sub w/8 CASL.
14:34 STSL hauled out on
vessels (102Y).
Vibe stopped due to STSL at
South Delta, all animals HO.
Dist/ Dir from west corner
of fragmentation barrier.
Dist/ Dir from West corner
of fragmentation barrier
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:03 17:41 -- -- 11:03 STSL 1 NA NA 7/N HO,RE 1,500 OC 2 STSL laying amongst CASL
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:03 17:41 -- -- 11:03 CASL 24 NA NA 7/N HO,RE 1,500 OC 2 All CASL RE
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:03 17:41 -- -- 11:05 CASL 12 NA NA Unk/E
HO(on
fence)
- OC 1-2
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:03 17:41 -- -- 11:05 CASL 1 NA NA Unk TR - OC 1-2
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:45 17:41 47 44.686 122 43.843 11:23 STSL 1 NA NA 150/190 HO 1,150 OC 2
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:03 17:41 -- -- 11:31 CASL 7 NA NA 30/S
HO,RE,LO,
VO
2,000 OC 1-2 All HO.
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:03 17:41 -- -- 11:31 CASL 2 NA NA 30/SE TR,HO,VO 2,000 OC 1-2
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:45 17:41 47 45.253 122 43.452 12:03 HSEA 1 V Before 20/208 SW,DI 20 PC 1
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:45 17:41 47 44.686 122 43.843 13:06 HSEA 1 V After 75/190 LO,SI 1,000 OC 2
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:03 17:41 -- -- 13:07 CASL 1 V During 30/SE VO,HO,FO 2,000 OC 3-2
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:45 17:41 47 44.686 122 43.843 13:09 HSEA 1 V During 50/270 LO,SI 1,000 OC 2
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:45 17:41 47 45.253 122 43.452 13:39 HSEA 1 V After 35/156 LO,SI 10 PC 1
EHW 14-Oct-11 11:45 17:41 47 45.257 122 43.526 13:57 HSEA 1 V During 100/106 SW(S),DI 40 C 2
2 CASLs FO and HO and
playing with one another.
During soft start 1,
submerging and surfacing.
surfaced in EZ during vibe
heading south inside EHW1