California Current Ecosystem Surveys for Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises: Mandates and Research Overview (PDF)
The ORegon, CAlifornia, WAshington Line-Transect and Ecosystem (ORCAWALE) cruise is a line-transect dolphin survey off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington, to a distance of approximately 300 miles. The primary objective of ORCAWALE is to estimate the abundance, and understand the distribution, of dolphins and whales which are commonly found off of the west coast. ORCAWALE was first conducted in 2001 using NOAA Ship David Starr Jordan for Legs 1 through 5; the final leg was conducted on NOAA Ship McArthur. In 2005, the name of the cruise was changed to CSCAPE to reflect collaborative work with National Marine Sanctuaries to obtain fine scale sampling in several sanctuaries. In 2008, the cruise will be conducted again under the name ORCAWALE.
Jay Barlow is the Chief Scientist.
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