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Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Northern and Eastern Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2014

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This dataset consists of three tables related to abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in northern and eastern Prince William Sound, Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys in June 2014. The dataset consists of: (1) sea otter counts along strip transects, (2) sea otter counts in Intensive Search Unit (ISU) within the transects, and (3) Transect coordinates.

Author(s): Esslinger, G. G.; Weitzman, B. P.; Robinson, B. H.

Suggested Citation:
Esslinger, G. G., Weitzman, B. P. and Robinson, B. H., 2021, Sea otter aerial survey data from northern and eastern Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OG6SR5.

Referenced Publication(s):

Esslinger, G. G., B. H. Robinson, D. H. Monson, R. L. Taylor, D. Esler, B. P. Weitzman, and J. L. Garlich-Miller. 2022. Abundance and distribution of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in the southcentral Alaska stock, 2014, 2017, and 2019. USGS Open-File Report 2021-1122, 19 p. doi:10.3133/ofr20211122


DataID: 426 | doi:10.5066/P9OG6SR5 | Date Posted Online: 2021-09-24 | Last Updated: 2021-09-26 18:05:22

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