Contents 



Page 



Abstract 1 



Shipboard Surveys 2 



Sampling Design for Strip Transects 2 



Pelagic Areas 2 



Bays 3 



Observation Techniques for Strip Transects 3 



Area Surveyed 4 



Duration of Observations and Length of Transects 4 



Counting Birds 4 



Support Data 7 



Position 7 



Speed 8 



Depth 8 



Temperature 8 



Ice 8 



Miscellaneous 8 



Survey Procedures 9 



Supplemental Techniques 9 



Skiff Counts 9 



Coastline Counts 9 



Ship-follower Counts 9 



Station Counts 9 



General Observations 9 



Record Keeping 11 



Acknowledgments 11 



References 11 



Appendix A. Explanation and Format of Information Fields for 



Digital Data 13 



Appendix B. Codes for Digital Data 16 



Appendix C. Taxonomic Code List for Selected Seabirds of the North 



Pacific Based on the National Oceanic Data Center System 20 



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