Puget Sound Seabird Survey and Early On-Scene Oil Reconnaissance
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Puget Sound Seabird Survey and Early On-Scene Oil Reconnaissance Shawn Cantrell Executive Director Seattle Audubon Jerry Joyce Consulting Biologist Moon Joyce Resources
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Puget Sound Seabird Survey and Early On-Scene Oil Reconnaissance. Shawn Cantrell Executive Director Seattle Audubon Jerry Joyce Consulting Biologist Moon Joyce Resources. A citizen-science, land-based survey Based on a rigorous protocol (Distance Sampling Point Transects) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Puget Sound Seabird Survey and Early On-Scene Oil Reconnaissance
Shawn CantrellExecutive DirectorSeattle Audubon
Jerry JoyceConsulting Biologist
Moon Joyce Resources
• A citizen-science, land-based survey• Based on a rigorous protocol (Distance
Sampling Point Transects)• Collects data for analysis of seabird density,
distribution, and abundance with trends over time
• Analysis can also provide information on habitat use and effects of habitat change
Current PSSS Survey
• Started in 2007• Survey monthly Oct.-April• 50-70 sites in central & south
Puget Sound• All sites surveyed nearly
simultaneously• Coordinated by Seattle
Audubon
Bird Survey Data Recording
Seabird Data Access
Annual Site Total by Species by Month
Area of 2013 Expansion
2013 Expansion
• Approximately 15 new sites on Strait and Whidbey Island
• Starts May 2013 and conducted year round• Includes oil-spill detection and classification• Observers trained in seabird identification,
survey procedures, and online data entry• Additional training includes oil identification,
classification, and reporting
Oil-Spill Verification
Agency receives reports
Contact local observer
Observes reported area
Reports to Agency contact
PSSS Response to Oil Spill
PSSS coordinator notified
All observers in region notified
Active sites determined
Observers dispatched
Conduct bird and oil surveys
Oil observations sent to PSSS coordinator
Seabird data entered online
PSSS coordinator compiles data
Data available on web
Compiled data passed to Agency
Oil Observations
• Adapts ASTM F1779-08 Standards (Standard Practice for Reporting Visual Observations of Oil on Water) for land-based observations on a customized form
• Allows supplemental descriptions based on NOAA Open Water Oil Identification Job Aid for Aerial Observation and Shoreline Assessment Job Aid
• Location data can be Lat & Long and/or physical descriptions
• Funding for 2013 expansion and oil observations:– EPA through Local Implementing Organizations:
• WA DFW• WA DNR• WA ECY
• Funding for current surveys:– Seattle Audubon– Boeing
