Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2017
February 9, 2022
This dataset consists of three tables related to abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys in May 2017. The dataset consists of: (1) sea otter counts along strip transects, (2) sea otter counts in Intensive Search Unit (ISU) within the transects, and (3) Transect coordinates.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Title | Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, 2017 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P9Q4DA3T |
| Authors | George G Esslinger, Ben P Weitzman, Brian H Robinson |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Alaska Science Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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