Dataset

NMML Killer Whale Vessel, Alaska Peninsula 1993

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Original provider: National Marine Mammal Laboratory Dataset credits: National Marine Mammal Laboratory Abstract: From 13 July to 24 August, 1993, a part of a larger study, waters off the Alaskan Peninsula were surveyed for killer whales (Orcinus orca) from the NOAA Glorita using line-transect methodology. To provide adequate coverage throughout the area, the study was limited to areas of known killer whale concentrations. The vessel was 44.8 m (147 ft) long and had a bridge height of 8.8 m (29 feet).

Citation: Goetz, K. and J. Waite. 2004. NMML Killer Whale Vessel, Alaska Peninsula 1993. Version 1.7.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/55031a31.

Published: October 07, 2025 at 19:00

URL: http://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_138

88
occurrence records
7
taxa
6
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 88
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 88
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 88
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 88
100.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data