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EVENT CODE 

 A = beginning o( efforl 

 B = sighting 

 C = end transect 

 1 = position update 

 = coufw change 



SPECIES 



0) = Zslophus 



02 = tumelopias 



03 = Calloihinui 



04 = Miroung3 

 ~ ~ ■ Phoca 



3 = envKOnmenial change 06 = ^rciocephalus 

 = observer position 07 = 



. 09 = Musulidae 



10= Eichfichtrui 



1 1 = BaUenoptera sp 



1 2 - MegapWa 



13 = B muicu/us 



M - 5 acuiofoitidia 



1 S - 8 phvialui 



16 = boreal'* 

 _ 1 7 = 8 edeni 

 _ 18 = lubalaena glacialu 



|19 = 



= Phyieler 



- Kogia farcvicepi 



= K iimui 



= Berardiui 



= 2>ph,ui 



= Meioplodon sp 



= M demiroil'is 



= M caflhubbsi 



= lagenorhyncfiui 40 = Grampus 



= Detphinui 41 = Pieudorca 



= Slenella coerufeoa/ba 42 = Orcinos 



33 = Ttirdops 



34 = liiiodelphts 



35 = Sieno 



43= Clobicephata 



= basking shark 

 = great while shark 



90 = ? marine mammal 



91 = ? pinniped 



92 = ? large whale 



93 = ? medium whale 



_ 94 = f sm. whale'lg. dolphin 



95= ? dolphin 

 . 96 = ' porpoise 



97 = > sea turtle 



98 = ' laige (ish 



. 99 = 



# tea condition 





glassy, calm < I kls 



B 1 fighi ripple 1 « 4 kis W 



E 2 small wavelets 4 « 7 kts W 



A i scattered wKitecaps 7 « 1 1 kts 2' 



U ■»■ small waves, frequenl whilecaps 11 s 17 kts 4' 



F 5 moderate waves, many whiiecaps 17 * 22 kls 6* 



O 6 all whilecaps, some spray 22 « 28 kls 10 



R 7 breaking waves, spind..fl 28 « 34 kts 14' 



high waves, toamy streaks 34 « 41 kts 



WEATHER 



1 = 



clear 



Beaulorl 9-13 not n 



inglul (lime to go homel 



2 = partly cloudy 



3 = cloudy 



4 = overcast 



5 = light rain or rain vi 

 6= heavy ram 



7 = patchy fog or log i 



8 = serious fog 



9 = ram and fog 



CLARE PATH CUE 



= no ellect 1 = blow 



1 = sunglasses helplul 2 = body 



2 = sunglasses necessary 3 = splash 



3 = bothersome 4 = blinding 4 - surlace disturbance 



5 = near sighting (2nd column) 5 = Other animals (e g birds) 5 



6 = within 10° of sighting 6 = vessel or other human activity 6 

 n 7 = 10°-30° of sighting 7 = animal subsurface laetial viewl 7 



8 = 30°-45'' of sighting 8 = 8 



9 = 45''-90° of sighting 9 = 



INITIAL BEHAVIOR RESPONSE TO VEHICLE 



1 = moving in straight line 1 = 



milling 



3 = breaching 



4 = mating 

 feeding 

 resting 



2 = no 

 9 = no enlrv 

 + = approach 

 = Ignore 



. ANIMAL HEADING 

 . 555 = no direction 

 999 = no entry 



Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 

 Marine Mammal Sighting and Effort Record 



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