Yakuta South Alaska Coastal Wildlife Surveys 2004-2005

It covers basic transects for marine wildlife, e.g. waterbirds, seabirds and sea mammals, along the coast. Data were collected with unlimited width surveys (index of relative abundance) from a jetboat (1.5m eye height) on both sides of the boat, throughout the years 2004-2005.

In addition, encountered Marbled and Kittlitz's Murrelets were surveyed from one side of the boat with DISTANCE Sampling protocol to obtain compatability, e.g. densities corrected for detectability. This data set contributes to a coastal inventory of coastal wildlife of the U.S. Forest Service Yakutat region, and can be used to assess murrelet abundances in the Northern Pacific waters.