Sunday, November 19, 2000

MidlineTransect (boat remains as close to middle of river as possible)

Location: Samiria River

Platform: Deck of the Mirón Lento

Position Start: s04°53'499 w074°21'123

Position End: s05°03'077 w074°31'574

Observer Positions: Data represents right side of the boat.

Moving upriver

Weather Conditions:

  • Start: Sunny, wind speed 4.5 miles per hour, boat speed 5.3 miles per hour
  • Finish: Sunny, wind speed 7 miles per hour, boat speed 6.0 miles per hour

Water Level: Rising

Start time: 9:44am, Finish time: 5:28 pm (Lunch 1:00 - 2:00)

B = boto dolphins, T = tucuxi dolphins, U = unidentified
Total number of botos = 20
Total number of tucuxi = 11
Total number of unidentified = 1
Total number of dolphins = 32

Time
Position (longitude, latitude)
Species & Number
Comments
10:01

s04°54'091 w074°22'020

T 1

 

10:06

s04°53'777 w074°22'282

U 1

 

10:45

s04°51'006 w074°23'499

B 1

 

10:53

s04°50'754 w074°24'038

T 5

 

1:03

s04°54'740 w074°27'364

 

lunch

2:02

s04°54'852 w074°27'435

 

resume

2:31

s04°54'459 w074°29'241

B 1

outside Wuista Lake

3:20

s04°55'364 w074°30'934

B 1

 

4:18

s04°57'621 w074°32'161

B 1

 

4:19

s04°57'678 w074°32'189

 

paiche

4:23

s04°57'993 w074°32'362

T 1

 

4:26

s04°58'249 w074°32'485

B 10

T 3

baby boto and confluence with Yanayace

4:32

s04°58'041 w074°32'623

B 3

 

4:32

s04°59'038 w074°32'634

T 1

 

4:42

s04°59'767 w074°32'420

B 1

one is a baby

5:11

s05°02'340 w074°22'020

B 2

one is a baby

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