Table 4.

Sightings and numbers of gray whales recorded during vessel surveys in the Offshore feeding area, 10 September–18 September 2001

Date	Sightings	Numbers	Estimated number of transects
10 Septembera	2	7	0
11 September	NS	NS	NS
12 September	17	41	1
13 September	NS	NS	NS
14 September	25	81	3
15 September	4	9	0.5
16 September	14	51	2
17 September	24	83	3
18 September	16	48	1
Total	102	320	10.5

^a Gray whales were discovered in the new offshore area on 10 September. Complete transects were not conducted on this date.