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-29
Behavior
Estimated
Distance to
Pile
(m)
Weather
Conditions
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.102 122 43.418 10:38 HSEA 1 V After 125/50 SW(S) 450 OC 1 10:46 SW (S).
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.102 122 43.418 10:49 HSEA 1 V After 10/045 SW(SE) 350 OC 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.214 122 43.483 11:05 HSEA 1 V Before 20/236 LO,DI 90 C 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.218 122 43.481 11:05 HSEA 1 V Before 40/110 MI,DI 40 C 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.218 122 43.481 11:12 HSEA 1 NA NA 40/110 MI,DI 40 C 1
Beaufort
Sea State
Notes
12:03, 2 HSEA, most likely
sightings #4 and #5, together
LO. 12:05, 1 HSEA LO.
Possibly heading south
under barge,
At 11:13, same area, dove
heading south in EZ, at
11:14 in EZ, at 11:16
approximately 55 m heading
east back into EHW, at
11:17 in EZ
At 11:13, same area, dove
heading south in EZ, at
11:14 in EZ, at 11:16
approximately 55 m,
heading east back into
EHW, at 11:17 in EZ.
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:00 12:07 - - 11:47 CASL 35 V After 15/S RE,SW,VO 1300 PC 1 2 SW. 1-2 individuals VO.
2 CASL appeared during
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:00 14:05
11:47 CASL 2 V After 15/N SW,DI 1200 C 2 vibe. SW/DI around
package.
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.102 122 43.418 11:48 HSEA 1 V After 70/005
SW(E),DI,
LO
125 S 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.102 122 43.418 11:52 HSEA 1 V During 300/120 LO 500 S 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.218 122 43.485 11:54 HSEA 1 V After 15/94 LO,DI 35 PC 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.102 122 43.418 12:00 RIVO 1 V During 200/70 OT 400 OC 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:00 12:07 - -
12:03-
12:07
CASL 38 V During 15/S RE 1300 S 1 Resting.
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.218 122 43.483 12:18 HSEA 1 NA After 30/116 SW,LO,DI 35 S 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.102 122 43.418 12:32 HSEA 1 NA After 300/120 LO,SI 250 OC 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.102 122 43.418 12:34 CASL 1 NA NA 20/260 SW(S) 200 S 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 13:20 47 45.305 122 44.736 12:55 OTHR 1 NA NA 150/186 LO,SI NA PC 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.102 122 43.418 13:01 HSEA 1 NA NA 10/350 LO,SI 150 S 1
EHW 27-Oct-11 08:48 14:04 47 45.102 122 43.418 13:07 HSEA 3 NA NA 300/105 SW(S),OT 300 S 1
Small dark animal, in EZ
heading south, at 12:01 out
of EZ, and heading
northwest.
Looking at EHW activity,
then dove.
Unknown pinniped (possibly
HSEA) surfacing and diving
along cork line of gillnet.
13:17, 2 HSEA rolling
around on each other. 13:26
same behavior.