Table 4.7 Comparison of average dolphin encounter rates from
impact monitoring period (March-May 2013) and baseline monitoring period
(September-November 2011)
|
(no. of on-effort dolphin sightings per 100 km of survey effort) |
Encounter rate (ANI) (no. of dolphins from all
on-effort sightings per 100 km of survey effort) |
||
March
- May 2013 |
September- November 2011 |
March - May 2013 |
September- November 2011 |
|
West Lantau |
16.70 ± 8.00 |
16.43 ± 7.70 |
58.59 ± 30.37 |
60.50 ± 38.47 |
(Note:
the encounter rates deduced from the baseline monitoring period have been
recalculated based only on the survey effort and on-effort sighting data made
along the primary transect lines under favourable
conditions)