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Puget Sound Seabird Survey and Early On-Scene Oil Reconnaissance

Puget Sound Seabird Survey and Early On-Scene Oil Reconnaissance. Shawn Cantrell Executive Director Seattle Audubon Jerry Joyce Consulting Biologist Moon Joyce Resources. A citizen-science, land-based survey Based on a rigorous protocol (Distance Sampling Point Transects)

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Puget Sound Seabird Survey and Early On-Scene Oil Reconnaissance

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  1. Puget Sound Seabird Survey and Early On-Scene Oil Reconnaissance Shawn CantrellExecutive DirectorSeattle Audubon Jerry JoyceConsulting BiologistMoon Joyce Resources

  2. A citizen-science, land-based survey • Based on a rigorous protocol (Distance Sampling Point Transects) • Collects data for analysis of seabird density, distribution, and abundance with trends over time • Analysis can also provide information on habitat use and effects of habitat change

  3. Current PSSS Survey • Started in 2007 • Survey monthly Oct.-April • 50-70 sites in central & south Puget Sound • All sites surveyed nearly simultaneously • Coordinated by Seattle Audubon

  4. Bird Survey Data Recording

  5. Seabird Data Access

  6. Annual Site Total by Species by Month

  7. Area of 2013 Expansion

  8. 2013 Expansion • Approximately 15 new sites on Strait and Whidbey Island • Starts May 2013 and conducted year round • Includes oil-spill detection and classification • Observers trained in seabird identification, survey procedures, and online data entry • Additional training includes oil identification, classification, and reporting

  9. Oil-Spill Verification

  10. PSSS Response to Oil Spill

  11. Oil Observations • Adapts ASTM F1779-08 Standards (Standard Practice for Reporting Visual Observations of Oil on Water) for land-based observations on a customized form • Allows supplemental descriptions based on NOAA Open Water Oil Identification Job Aid for Aerial Observation and Shoreline Assessment Job Aid • Location data can be Lat & Long and/or physical descriptions

  12. Funding for 2013 expansion and oil observations: • EPA through Local Implementing Organizations: • WA DFW • WA DNR • WA ECY • Funding for current surveys: • Seattle Audubon • Boeing

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