Marine Mammals and Birds in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: Gulfcet Cruises 01-07, April 1992-December 1993

摘要

The data presented in the report were collected to satisfy, in part, theobjectives of MMS Contract Number 14-35-0001-30619, 'Distribution and Abundance of Marine Mammals in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico.' The program includes aerial, acoustic, visual, hydrographic, and remote sensing surveys, as well as a sperm whale tagging and tracking program. This MMS program, named GulfCet, is designed to ascertain the distribution, abundance, seasonality, and movement patterns of cetaceans along the continental slope from the Florida-Alabama border