Characterization of marine mammals and turtles in the mid- and north-Atlantic areas of the US Outer Continental Shelf: executive summary for 1979. Final report 1979-81

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5479035

The program's objectives are as follows: (1) to determine which species of marine mammals and marine turtles inhabit and/or migrate through the study area; (2) to identify, delineate and describe areas of importance (feeding, breeding, calving, etc.) to marine mammals and marine turtles in the study area; (3) to determine the temporal and spatial distribution of marine mammals and marine turtles in the study area; (4) to estimate the size of and extent of marine mammal and marine turtle populations in the study area; and (5) to emphasize the above item 1-4 for those species classified as threatened or endangered by the Department of Interior and Department of Commerce.

• Research Organization: Rhode Island Univ., Kingston (USA); Bureau of Land Management, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5479035
• Report Number(s): PB-81-243271
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CANADA
CONTINENTAL SHELF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
HABITAT
MAMMALS
MIGRATION
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