Table 1.
Line transect survey data incorporated in habitat‐based density models of cetaceans.*
| Region | Platform | Surveyor | Effort (km) | Number of segments | Survey years | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. East Coast (EC) | Shipboard and aerial | NEFSC, NJDEP, SEFSC, UNCW, VAMSC | 887,963 | 89,426 | 1992–2014 | Roberts et al. 2016 (contains complete list) |
| Gulf of Mexico (GOM) | Shipboard and aerial | SEFSC | 194,715 | 19,988 | 1992–2009 | Roberts et al. 2016 (contains complete list) |
| Caribbean (CAR) | Shipboard | SEFSC | 8,975 | 914 | 2000, 1995 | Swartz et al. 2002 |
| Aerial | University of La Rochelle | 15,289 | 1,528 | 2008 | Mannocci et al. 2013 | |
| European Atlantic (EU) | Shipboard | Partners of the CODA Program | 9,584 | 957 | 2007 | Hammond et al. 2009 |
| Mid Atlantic Ridge (MAR) | Shipboard | Partners of the SCANS‐II Program | 17,942 | 1,805 | 2005 | Hammond et al. 2013 |
| Shipboard | Partners of the MAR‐ECO Program | 2,424 | 243 | 2004 | Waring et al. 2008 | |
| TOTAL | 1,136,892 | 114,861 |
*Surveyors: NEFSC, NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center; NJDEP, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; SEFSC, NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science Center; UNCW, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; VAMSC, Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center; SCANS‐II, Small Cetacean Abundance in the North Sea and adjacent waters‐II; CODA, Cetacean Offshore Distribution and Abundance in the European Atlantic; MAR‐ECO, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge Ecology Program.