Projects

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaengliae) project
Contract awarded October 2006 - extended through April 2008

Objectives: From 4 select bays near Chenega Bay, Alaska, estimate the abundance and residency of winter humpback whale populations and identify humpback whale prey.

Methodology: SPLASH network protocols for humpback whale observations, individual identification with digital camera photos and physical data collection.
Authorized under the National Marine Mammal Laboratory's cetacean permit #782-1719.

Photos: K. McLaughlin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) project
Contract awarded October 2006 - extended through April 2008

Objectives: Sample multiple age classes from the vicinity of Chenega Bay, Alaska.

Methodology: Field work entails collecting herring with the use of hook & line and photo documentation of predation on herring by marine mammals, sea birds, and sharks. Samples are frozen and shipped to NOAA Fisheries Auke Bay Lab.

Photos: K. McLaughlin

Rufus Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) banding project
Project began in the summer of 2007

Objectives: Under the supervision of Master Bander Stacy J. Peterson (USFWS Permit # 23148) rufus hummingbirds are captured, marked and released in order to determine relative abundance and population dynamics.

Methodology: Rufus hummingbirds are banded with US Fish and Wildlife Service unique identification bands, weighed and morphological data recorded and released unharmed.

Photo1: K. McLaughlin Photos 2 & 3: Stacy J. Peterson

Publications
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Alaska Marine Science Symposium 2008 Abstract:
Humpback Whale Predation on Herring
Environmental Education in Chenega Bay, Alaska
This document is a sample of curriculum produced for Chenega Bay Environmental Program 2006

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