PIFSC & SWFSC, Cetacean Survey, HICEAS 2010, Cruise 1641, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

Original provider: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Dataset credits: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Abstract: The Hawaiian Islands Cetacean Ecosystem Assessment Survey (HICEAS) was a collaborative project between the Southwest and Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Centers during which two NOAA ships (MacArthur II and Oscar Elton Sette) conducted line-transect surveys throughout the entire Hawaii exclusive economic zone (EEZ) over four months (August - December 2010). This dataset represents the surveys (4 Legs) aboard the MacArthur II that began and ended in LaJolla, CA (4 August - 10 December). There were 290 cetacean sightings which included 22 identified species as well as unidentified dolphins, large whales and beaked whales.

Citation: Hill, M. 2023. PIFSC & SWFSC, Cetacean Survey, HICEAS 2010, Cruise 1641, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. Version 1.1.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/4746f5d0.

Published: October 08, 2025 at 13:59

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