Thursday, August 12, 1999

MidlineTransect (boat remains as close to middle of river as possible). Environmental measurements were taken in 10 minute intravals on the return downriver trip in addition to dolphin sightings.

Location: Samiria River above Ranger Station # 2

Observers:

  • Shift 1: Shelly, Susan, Lilia,Tamara

Platform: small skiff

Boat speed: 4.9 miles per hour

Position Start: s0452w7421

Position End: s0453w7421

Moving upriver for approximately 30 minutes and then downriver for approximately 35 minutes. Environmental measurements taken while traveling downriver only.

Weather Conditions:
  • Start: light rain
  • Finish: overcast, no rain

Water Level: Low

Start time: 11:07 am, Finish time: 12:42 pm

B = boto dolphins, T = tucuxi dolphins, U = unidentified

Total number of botos upriver = 8

Total number of botos downriver = 8

Total number of tucuxi upriver =10

Total number of tucuxi downriver = 14

All measurements are in metric.

 

 

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Time
Position (longitude, latitude)
Species & No.
pH
Surface Temp

Celsius

Depth Temp (meters)
Clarity

(meters)

Water Depth (meters)

River Width (meters)
Comments

11:13

s0450w7421

b-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:17

s0463w7431

b-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:24

s0465w7421

t-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:26

s0453w7421

b-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:28

s0536w7421

t-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:31

s0463w7421

t-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:40

s0452w7422

b-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:51

s0451w7423

 

7

27.2

27.2

0.45

4.8

138

begin downriver, no dolphins

12:05

s0452w3422

 

6.5

27.2

27.2

0.40

6.5

129

no dolphins

12:12

s0452w7422

t-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:16

s0453w7422

 

7

27.2

27.2

0.47

5.1

125

no dolphins, rain stopped

12:23

s0454w7422

t-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:24

s0454w7422

b-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:26

s0454w7421

b-2

7

27.1

27.1

0.45

6.3

133

no dolphins, large fish present

12:37

s0463w7421

b-1

6.5

27.2

27.1

0.45

6.5

140

12:38

s0453w7421

t-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:40

s0453w7421

b-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:41

s0453w7421

b-2, t-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12:42

s0453w7421

 

7

27.0

27.0

0.48

8.3

145

last stop