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-23
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 10:53 HSEA 1 V After 15/205 MI(SE),DI 65 pc 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 10:57 HSEA 1 V After 40/165 FO 30 pc 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 11:12 HSEA 1 V After 25/196 MI(S),SI 55 pc 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 11:16 HSEA 1 V After 35/196 MI(S),SI 60 pc 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.230 122 43.474 11:17 HSEA 1 V Before 2/90 LO,DI 35 S 1
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.083 122 44.324 11:22 HSEA 1 V Before 35/280 LO,SI 1,114 PC 3
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 11:45 HSEA 1 V After 60/275 SW(S),DI 130 PC 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.083 122 44.324 11:48 HSEA 1 V* After 35/35
TR(12),LO,
DI(12)
Beaufort
Sea State
1,114 PC 3
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.225 122 43.482 11:53 HSEA 1 V After 23/72 SW(S),DI 20 S 1
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 11:54 HSEA 1 V After 47/140 MI(W),DI 16 pc 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 11:58 HSEA 1 V After 15/180
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 12:18 HSEA 1 V After 70/300
MI(E),SI,DI
(NNE)
LO,SW(E),
SI
45 pc 2
140 PC 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 12:19 HSEA 1 V After 24/223
SW(SSW),
DI
95 PC 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 12:29 HSEA 1 V Before 41/267 MI(N),DI 110 pc 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 -- -- 12:29 STSL 1 V Before 8/S HO,RE,EW 2,000 S 0 to 1
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 12:31 HSEA 1 V Before 25/205 SW(S),SI 65 pc 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 47 45.263 122 43.441 12:33 HSEA 1 V Before 41/265 MI(N),SI 110 pc 2
EHW 15-Oct-11 08:09 13:42 -- -- 13:03 CASL 1 V During 8/S EW 200 S 0-1
Notes
10:37, wind has been
picking up since 10am, B2
now in EHW1. Wind NNE.
Chasing fish around pier
piling and catching them in
EZ.
BD sighting #4, looking at
vessel, direction of travel
unknown.
Near entrance to EHW1 and
guard tower, seen after
hammer off
*Sighted during pause in
vibe to pile EHW9, pause
11:42.40
BD sighting #5, at 11:54 at
stern of D6 in EZ, at 11:56
in EZ 45 m from pile
looking then dove, direction
unknown, sighted in
between vibes.
Seen after hammer off, but
during an adjustment of pile
and hammer.
Sighted after hammer off,
after sink animal turned
NNE.
Branded STSL, EW then
HO and is RE.
Animal moving back and
forth approximately 50 m
distance north and south thru
the west pier of EHW1.
Floating in water. Cooling
off next to package. HO at
13:05.