Appendix K   Impact Dolphin Monitoring Survey Sighting Summary

 

Table 1     Impact Dolphin Monitoring Survey Sighting Table

 

Date

Sighting Number

Time

Group Size

Area

Beaufort Sea State

PSD

Sighting

Type

Northing

Easting

Season

Boat Association

13/06/2013

680

9:39:08

5

NWL

1

NA

Opp  

Impact

814657

804733

Summer

No

13/06/2013

681

9:57:17

2

NWL

1

NA

Opp  

Impact

814032

803598

Summer

No

13/06/2013

682

13:33:35

4

NWL

2

102

On   

Impact

826353

806507

Summer

No

13/06/2013

683

14:10:53

2

NWL

2

93

On   

Impact

827594

806468

Summer

No

25/06/2013

696

14:03:56

1

NWL

2

697

On   

Impact

820975

809443

Summer

No

25/06/2013

697

14:42:41

4

NWL

3

0

On   

Impact

825076

809564

Summer

No

25/06/2013

698

16:03:24

4

NWL

2

2

On   

Impact

824780

808492

Summer

No

26/06/2013

703

14:59:31

3

NWL

3

94

On   

Impact

822036

806530

Summer

No

 

 

 

KEY:

Sighting                     Opp  Opportunistic

On    On effort

PSD                          Perpendicular Sighting Distance

Group Size                Represents best estimate for group encountered

NEL                           North East Lantau

NWL                          North West Lantau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JUNE 2013

Photo Identification Information


 

Table 2  Sightings of Individually Identified Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) June 2013

Identification Number

Baseline Identification Number

Date

(YYYY-MM-DD)

Sighting Number

Area Sighted

Number Resightings[1]

HZMB 001

WL46

2013-06-13

681

NWL

 

 

4

2013-04-01

617

NWL

2013-02-14

573

NWL

2012-03-29

250

NWL

HZMB 003

NL179

2013-06-25

697

NWL

 

 

5

2012-12-10

529

NEL

2012-03-31

251

NWL

2011-11-06

Baseline

NEL

2011-09-16

Baseline

NWL

HZMB 026

 

2013-06-25

697

NWL

 

 

4

2013-05-09

642

NWL

2013-01-28

561

NWL

2012-06-13

295

NEL

HZMB 045

 

2013-06-13

682

NWL

 

3

2013-02-15

579

NWL

2012-11-01

495

NWL

HZMB 085

 

2013-06-26

703

NWL

2

2013-02-15

579

NWL

HZMB 090

 

2013-06-25

697

NWL

 

 

5

 

2013-06-13

682

NWL

2013-04-01

621

NWL

2013-02-15

579

NWL

2012-06-13

295

NEL

HZMB 094

 

2013-06-26

703

NWL

 

3

 

2013-06-25

698

NWL

2013-03-18

601

NWL

HZMB 095

 

2013-06-25

697

NWL

 

3

 

2013-06-13

682

NWL

2013-04-01

621

NWL

HZMB 099

 

2013-06-13

680

NWL

2

 

681

NWL

      designated as female due to close association with calf



Table
3 Breakdown of Image Analyses of Groups Sighted in June 2013

Date

Estimated Group Size

No. IDs

No. Non-IDs

No. Known Resightings[2]

Poor Quality Images

13-06-13

13

5

2 (1 calf)

2

4

25-06-13

9

5

2 (1 calf)

0

2

26-06-13

3

1

1

0

1

 

 


Figure K.1  The Location of Mother and Calf Pairs and Representative Images and IDs Recorded During Impact Monitoring, June 2013

 

 



[1] This is an absolute value and does not assume independence of sightings

[2] No. Known Resightings means the no. of individual dolphin which has been identified more than once on the same day after photo analysis.