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Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Western Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2017

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This dataset consists of three tables related to abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in western Prince William Sound, Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys in June 2017. 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.; Monson, D. H.; Robinson, B. H.

Suggested Citation:
Esslinger, G. G., Monson, D. H. and Robinson, B. H., 2021, Sea otter aerial survey data from Western Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2017: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KNKOG1.

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: 437 | doi:10.5066/P9KNKOG1 | Date Posted Online: 2021-12-01 | Last Updated:

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