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AMAPPS-Cetacean and Turtle Abundance Summer Survey (HB1503, EK60)


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            title:  AMAPPS-Cetacean and Turtle Abundance Summer Survey (HB1503, EK60)
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        abstract:  The AMAPPS survey primarily focuses on beaked whale species, with the following objectives: 1) Develop a better understanding of beaked whale habitat use and site fidelity for abundance and monitoring of critical areas, 2) Quantify efficacy of passive acoustic monitoring for detection and abundance of these species, through controlled methodological tests and in comparison to a bottom-mounted recorders (AMAR), 3) Determine the distribution and relative abundance of plankton and prey species, 4) When possible, collect identification photographs and biopsy samples.
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                        postalCode:  23510-1145
                        country:  USA
                        electronicMailAddress:  David.A.Score@noaa.gov
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                        linkage: https://www.omao.noaa.gov/omao/marine-operations-center-atlantic-moc
                        name:  Marine Operations Center - Atlantic
                        description:  NOAA Marine Operations Center-Atlantic (MOC-A) serves as a homeport for one NOAA survey ship and provides administrative, engineering, maintenance and logistical support to NOAA's Atlantic fleet.
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                organisationName:  DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC > Northeast Fisheries Science Center
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                    phone:  (CI_Telephone)
                        voice:  508-495-2000
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                        deliveryPoint:  166 Water Street
                        city:  Woods Hole
                        administrativeArea:  MA
                        postalCode:  02543-1026
                        country:  USA
                role:  (CI_RoleCode) pointOfContact
            instrument:  (MI_Instrument)
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                    title:  Simrad ME70 Echosounder
                    date: (inapplicable)
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                        code:  ME70
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                        organisationName:  Simrad - Kongsberg Maritime AS
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                                voice:  +47 3303 4000 (Norway)
                                facsimile:  +47 3304 2987 (Norway)
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                                deliveryPoint:  P.O. Box 111
                                deliveryPoint:  Strandpromenaden 50
                                city:  Horten
                                postalCode:  3191
                                country:  Norway
                                electronicMailAddress:  contact@simrad.com
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                identifier:  (MD_Identifier)
                    code:  Simrad ME70
                type:  multibeam
                description:  The Simrad ME70 is a high resolution scientific multibeam echo sounder with very low sidelobe levels. It is dedicated for collection of data in the water column. The multibeam echo sounder combines the large and flexible sampling volume of the multibeam swath with the accuracy of the quantitative scientific echo sounder. A bathymetric option is also available to provide a high resolution seabed mapping capability, and the possibility to study the fish habitat.
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                    title:  Simrad EK60 Echosounder
                    date: (inapplicable)
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                        code:  EK60
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                        organisationName:  Simrad - Kongsberg Maritime AS
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                                voice:  +47 3303 4000 (Norway)
                                facsimile:  +47 3304 2987 (Norway)
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                                deliveryPoint:  P.O. Box 111
                                deliveryPoint:  Strandpromenaden 50
                                city:  Horten
                                postalCode:  3191
                                country:  Norway
                                electronicMailAddress:  contact@simrad.com
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                    code:  Simrad EK60
                type:  singlebeam
                description:  The Simrad EK60 Scientific Sounder system is a new generation fishery researchtool, based on experience from the EK500. The new electronic hardware is combined with up to date PC processing and Windows operation. The EK60 provides facilities for accurate echo sounding, data storage, data analysis and reporting results. The system communication is through Ethernet, which gives flexibility in the location of the EK60 system units and allows easy access to data from other instruments or stations on a vessel network. A post processing software, BI60, is also included in the EK60 system.