Download or read book Chukchi Offshore Monitoring in Drilling Area COMIDA Factors Affecting the Distribution and Relative Abundance of Endangered Whales and Other Marine Mammals in the Chukchi Sea written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chukchi Offshore Monitoring in Drilling Area COMIDA Factors Affecting the Distribution and Relative Abundance of Endangered Whales and Other Marine Mammals in the Chukchi Sea written by Julie A. Mocklin and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chukchi Offshore Monitoring in Drilling Area COMIDA Distribution and Relative Abundance of Marine Mammals written by Janet T. Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Distribution Abundance and Behavior of Endangered Whales in the Alaskan Chukchi and Western Beaufort Seas 1991 with a Review 1982 91 written by Sue E. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Final Report written by Sue E. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Distribution and Relative Abundance of Marine Mammals in the Eastern Chukchi and Western Beaufort Seas 2015 written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aerial surveys were conducted between July 1 and October 31, 2015 to monitor bowhead whales, gray whales, humpback whales, fin whales, minke whales, belugas, polar bears, walruses, and other pinnipeds in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea off the Alaskan coast in areas of offshore oil and gas lease sales.
Download or read book Distribution and Relative Abundance of Marine Mammals in the Northeastern Chukchi and Western Beaufort Seas 2013 written by Janet T. Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aerial surveys were conducted between July 1 and October 23, 2013 to monitor bowhead whales, gray whales, humpback whales, fin whales, minke whales, belugas, polar bears, walruses, and other pinnipeds in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea off the Alaskan coast in areas of offshore oil and gas lease sales.
Download or read book Distribution and Relative Abundance of Marine Mammals in the Northeastern Chukchi and Western Beaufort Seas 2012 written by Janet T. Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aerial surveys were conducted to monitor bowhead whales, gray whales, humpback whales, fin whales, minke whales, belugas, killer whales, polar bears, walruses, and other pinnipeds in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea off the Alaskan coast in areas of offshore oil and gas lease sales.
Download or read book Distribution Abundance and Behavior of Endangered Whales in the Albaka Chukchi and Western Beaufort Sea 1989 written by Sue E. Moore and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary of 1989 field results on aerial surveys of bowhead and gray whale distribution, relative abundance, density, migration and behavior in the Alaskan Chukchi and western Beaufort Sea. Belukha distribution, realative abundance, habitat relationships and behavior are also reported, as well as incidental information on all other marine mammals seen.
Download or read book Distribution of Endangered Whales and Other Marine Mammals in the Western Beaufort and Northeastern Chukchi Seas October 2 16 1988 written by United States. Minerals Management Service. Alaska OCS Region and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acoustic Monitoring of Beluga Whale Interactions with Cook Inlet Tidal Energy Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cook Inlet, Alaska is home to some of the greatest tidal energy resources in the U.S., as well as an endangered population of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Successfully permitting and operating a tidal power project in Cook Inlet requires a biological assessment of the potential and realized effects of the physical presence and sound footprint of tidal turbines on the distribution, relative abundance, and behavior of Cook Inlet beluga whales. ORPC Alaska, working with the Project Team--LGL Alaska Research Associates, University of Alaska Anchorage, TerraSond, and Greeneridge Science--undertook the following U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) study to characterize beluga whales in Cook Inlet - Acoustic Monitoring of Beluga Whale Interactions with the Cook Inlet Tidal Energy Project (Project). ORPC Alaska, LLC, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ocean Renewable Power Company, LLC, (collectively, ORPC). ORPC is a global leader in the development of hydrokinetic power systems and eco-conscious projects that harness the power of ocean and river currents to create clean, predictable renewable energy. ORPC is developing a tidal energy demonstration project in Cook Inlet at East Foreland where ORPC has a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) preliminary permit (P-13821). The Project collected baseline data to characterize pre-deployment patterns of marine mammal distribution, relative abundance, and behavior in ORPC's proposed deployment area at East Foreland. ORPC also completed work near Fire Island where ORPC held a FERC preliminary permit (P-12679) until March 6, 2013. Passive hydroacoustic devices (previously utilized with bowhead whales in the Beaufort Sea) were adapted for study of beluga whales to determine the relative abundance of beluga whale vocalizations within the proposed deployment areas. Hydroacoustic data collected during the Project were used to characterize the ambient acoustic environment of the project site pre-deployment to inform the FERC pilot project process. The Project compared results obtained from this method to results obtained from other passive hydrophone technologies and to visual observation techniques performed simultaneously. This Final Report makes recommendations on the best practice for future data collection, for ORPC's work in Cook Inlet specifically, and for tidal power projects in general. This Project developed a marine mammal study design and compared technologies for hydroacoustic and visual data collection with potential for broad application to future tidal and hydrokinetic projects in other geographic areas. The data collected for this Project will support the environmental assessment of future Cook Inlet tidal energy projects, including ORPC's East Foreland Tidal Energy Project and any tidal energy developments at Fire Island. The Project's rigorous assessment of technology and methodologies will be invaluable to the hydrokinetic industry for developing projects in an environmentally sound and sustainable way for areas with high marine mammal activity or endangered populations. By combining several different sampling methods this Project will also contribute to the future preparation of a comprehensive biological assessment of ORPC's projects in Cook Inlet.
Download or read book Responding to Oil Spills in the U S Arctic Marine Environment written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change. Sparsely inhabited with a wide variety of ecosystems found nowhere else, this region is vulnerable to damage from human activities. As oil and gas, shipping, and tourism activities increase, the possibilities of an oil spill also increase. How can we best prepare to respond to such an event in this challenging environment? Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment reviews the current state of the science regarding oil spill response and environmental assessment in the Arctic region north of the Bering Strait, with emphasis on the potential impacts in U.S. waters. This report describes the unique ecosystems and environment of the Arctic and makes recommendations to provide an effective response effort in these challenging conditions. According to Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment, a full range of proven oil spill response technologies is needed in order to minimize the impacts on people and sensitive ecosystems. This report identifies key oil spill research priorities, critical data and monitoring needs, mitigation strategies, and important operational and logistical issues. The Arctic acts as an integrating, regulating, and mediating component of the physical, atmospheric and cryospheric systems that govern life on Earth. Not only does the Arctic serve as regulator of many of the Earth's large-scale systems and processes, but it is also an area where choices made have substantial impact on life and choices everywhere on planet Earth. This report's recommendations will assist environmentalists, industry, state and local policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of this special region to preserve and protect it from damaging oil spills.
Download or read book Animal Weapons written by Douglas J. Emlen and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emlen takes us outside the lab and deep into the forests and jungles where he's been studying animal weapons in nature for years, to explain the processes behind the most intriguing and curious examples of extreme animal weapons. As singular and strange as some of the weapons we encounter on these pages are, we learn that similar factors set their evolution in motion. Emlen uses these patterns to draw parallels to the way we humans develop and employ our own weapons, and have since battle began.
Download or read book The Pacific Arctic Region written by Jacqueline M. Grebmeier and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pacific Arctic region is experiencing rapid sea ice retreat, seawater warming, ocean acidification and biological response. Physical and biogeochemical modeling indicates the potential for step-function changes to the overall marine ecosystem. This synthesis book was coordinated within the Pacific Arctic Group, a network of international partners working in the Pacific Arctic. Chapter topics range from atmospheric and physical sciences to chemical processing and biological response to changing environmental conditions. Physical and biogeochemical modeling results highlight the need for data collection and interdisciplinary modeling activities to track and forecast the changing ecosystem of the Pacific Arctic with climate change.
Download or read book The Aleutian Islands Their People and Natural History written by Henry Bascom Collins and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 3 papers about Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Topics include description and geology of islands, discovery and early history, ethnic relationships of the Aleuts, Aleutian land-bridge theory, ethnology, wildlife, and vegetation.
Download or read book The Gray Whale Eschrichtius Robustus written by Mary Lou Jones and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gray Whale: Eschrichtius robustus provides an introduction to the understanding of Eschrichtius robustus or the gray whale. This book explores the life processes, reproduction, and growth of large cetacean populations. Organized into four parts encompassing 25 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the gray whale evolution, fossils, and subfossil remains, range, and systematics in historical times. This text then presents the historical of gray whale exploitation and the economic importance of these whales to humans. Other chapters consider the gray whale migration, abundance, and seasonal distribution in the wake of the California population's recovery from depletion. This book discusses as well the methods used in shore-based censuses during migration and in aerial surveys of gray whales taken on their winter grounds. The final chapter deals with some innovative approaches to the study of free-ranging cetaceans. This book is a valuable resource for anthropologists, paleontologists, biologists, and naturalists.
Download or read book Aerial Surveys of Endangered Whales in the Beaufort Sea written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
