Tuesday, August 10, 1999

Zig ZagTransect (boat zip zags across lake while moving forward)

Location: Tipishca Del Samiria, (an oxbox lake)
Observers:

  • Shift 1: Bill, Sally, Marty, Shelly, Susan, Tamara
  • Shift 2: Bill, Terry, Susan, Pat, Shelly, Tamara
  • Shift 3: Sally, Marty, Terry, Lilia, Pat, Tamara
  • Shift 4: Shelly, Lilia, Bill, Marty, Pat, Tamara

Platform: Deck of the Delfin

Position Start: s0441w7420

Position End: s0439w7422

Observer Positions: Data represents right side of the boat.

  • Weather Conditions:
    • Start: Sunny, wind speed 5 miles per hour, boat speed 5 miles per hour
    • Finish: Sunny, wind speed 6 miles per hour, boat speed 5 miles per hour

    Water Level: Low

    Start time: 9:00 am, Finish time: 1:00 pm (Lunch 1:00 - 3:00)

 

Position (longitude, latitude)
Species
Number
Comments

s0441w7420

b

1

 

s0441w7420

b

1

 

s0441w7420

b

1

 

s0441w7420

t

1

 

s0441w7420

b

1

 

s0441w7420

b

1

 

s0441w7420

b

1

 

s0441w7420

b

1

 

s0442w7420

b

2

 

s0442w7421

b

1

 

s0442w7421

t

3

 

s0442w7421

b

2

 

s0442w7421

b

1

 

s0442w7422

b

1

stuck on sand bar for five minutes

s0442w7422

b

2

Change in team members

s0442w7422

b

2

 

s0442w7422

b

1

 

s0442w7422

b

2

 

s0442w7422

b

1

 

s0442w7423

b

1

 

s0442w7423

b

1

 

s0442w7423

b

1

 

s0442w7423

b

1

 

s0442w7423

b

1

 

s0441w7425

b

2

change in teams

s0441w7424

b

2

 

s0440w7425

b

1

 

s0442w7425

b

1

 

s0449w7425

b

1

 

s0439w7425

b

1

 

B = boto dolphins, T = tucuxi dolphins

Total number of botos = 36
Total number of tucuxi = 4
Total number of dolphins = 40

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