Mare 390L – Photo ID Lab

B

C

4 groups ≈ 4 per group

2 Digital Cameras w/ telephoto1 Digital Camera w/video1 Binoculars w/ reticule

Overlapping Zones = 360°

Group AUpper Deck

Groups B & CCLower Deck

Group D - Datasheets

Humpback Cruise

A

Hawaii 2012 Event LogVessel:________ Date: / /2006 Personnel:______________________________________________ Page____ of _____ DD MMM YYYY (full names of new crew, initials of others, circle recorder)

Event Time (24 h)

Latitude and Longitude (dd.ddddd/ddd.ddddd)

(write waypoint # in left margin)

Sighting #, species, sea state, comments km

Event Codes (note time and waypoint for all events): 06 – Biopsy sample collected (note shot # & sample #)01 – Begin survey day (note sea state/weather) on effort 07 – Tagging (specify tag frequency and tag type (e.g., Mk6/8/9)02 – Go off effort (note km) 08 – End of sighting, note km03 – Go on effort (note km) 09 – Unusual bird sighting (note species, group size)04 – Sea State/Weather (Beaufort, swell height, note km) 10 – Other (e.g., tag recovery, note tag frequency, skin on cup etc)

05 – Sighting, note sighting #, species, km 11 - End of survey day (note total km, total hours on effort) . RE-SET KM ON GPS at start of day. Use TAGGING DATA SHEET for behavior/location data for tagged animals. Note # of associated tagging data sheets at end of day or after tag recovery. Rev. 27 Feb 2006 Record initials after data entry:_____________

RECORD ITEMS IN BOLD IMMEDIATELYRecord items in italics at end of encounter

Date: / / 2012 Start time:__________ Species:___________________ Sighting #:_________ Cue:_________ DD MMM year (24 h clock)

see below

_______ Obs:_______ Obs. Pos._______Recorder:_______ Sea Cond.________ Group size: ________ /________ /__________Boat initials (Upper/Lower, P/S/F/B) initials (Beaufort/swell, e.g., B2/S2’) MIN BEST MAX

Wpt #_________Wpt #__________Lat/Long:_______________________________________ Behav. DOT:______ (first seen) (@ group) (@ start) (Lat/Long always in dd.ddddd/ddd.ddddd)

(see below)

Group Envelope:__________________ % Group observed:_____________ % w/CC wounds:____________#wounds/_________

(e.g., 100 x 400 m) (close enough to note remoras, wounds, neonates etc) individual

End Time:________ Lat/Long:__________________________________ Wpt#________ Behav:___________ DOT:_______

#Fish. ________ Reason for Leaving:____________________ Neonates: yes / no / unk #:_____ YOY: yes / no / unk #:_____vessels (see below) (circle) (circle)

If other research boat present If other species

record sighting # for their enc._______ present record: Species:______________ Sighting # for other:__________ Mixed

group:_________ (use separate data sheet for other species)

Yes / No

Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier’s beaked whale

Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville’s beaked whale

Kogia brevicepsPygmy sperm whale

Kogia simusDwarf sperm whale

Feresa attenuataPygmy killer whale

Peponocephala electraMelon-headed whale