Grid Surveys

  Short-tailed Albatross Sightings During the 1999 IPHC Surveys      
  date lat long verbal phase photo video bands? comments vessel observer
1 19-Jan 54:09:09 133:37:18 Whaleback immature
yes
no
 
followed boat while hauling
Bold Pursuit
Reisa Latorra
2
22-Jan
56:32:37
151:58:58
Albatross Bank
immature
?
no
 
followed boat while hauling 
Heritage
Lisa R
3
16-Jan
56:36:32
151:53:18
Albatross Bank
immature
? 
no
 
followed boat while hauling
Heritage
Lisa R
4
18-Feb
59:30.84 N
142:20.05 W
 Icy Bay
immature
yes
no
 
followed boat while hauling 
Masonic
Dan R
5
10-Jun
54:20.29 N
160:09.96 W
 Sanak
immature
?
no
none seen
while setting seen twice
Angela Lynn
Joe Stratham
6
17-Jun
57:29 N
151:24.82 W
 Kodiak
immature
?
no
not able to see
end of day;flew in with fulmars
Tradition
Matt LaCroix
 7 17-Jun 55:00.78 N 134:15.98 W Forrester Island immature ? no not able to see followed boat while hauling Ocean Viking Bonnie G
8
20-Jun
54:39.55 N
 158:23.9 W Shumagin
immature
no
no
not able to see
followed boat while hauling
Angela Lynn
Robert Ames
9
22-Jun
55:01.30 N
 157:50.29 W Chignik
immature
yes
no
not able to see
followed boat while hauling
Angela Lynn
Joe Stratham
10
22-Jun
52:09.69 N
172:48.50 W
Seguam Pass 
immature
yes
yes
none seen
followed boat while hauling
Trident
Tracee
11
22-Jun
52:09.69 N
172:48.50 W
Seguam Pass 
subadult
yes
no
not able to see
followed boat while hauling
Trident
Tracee
12
22-Jun
52:09.69 N
172:48.50 W
Seguam Pass 
adult
yes
yes
none seen
followed boat while hauling
Trident
Tracee
13
17-Jul 
59:10.00 N 
147:54.07 W 
Seward Gully 
immature
yes 
no 
not able to see 
followed boat while hauling 
Lualda 
Gregg W. 
14
25-Jul 
52:10.00 N 
130:19.00 W 
Cape St. James 
immature 
yes 
no 
 not able to see 
followed boat while hauling 
 Pender Isle  Julie K. 
15  28-Jul 52:00.95 N  176.45.04 E  Buldir Reef  adult  yes  yes  none seen 
followed boat while hauling 
 Trident  Kelly V. 
16 10- Aug  59:00.00 N  140:37:00 W  Yakutat Bay  Immature  -  no  none seen  followed vessel while hauling  Bold Pursuit  Rob S. 
17 9-Aug  54:09.65 N  161:52.84 W  Sanak  Immature  yes  no  not able to see   followed vessel while hauling  Angela Lynn  Reisa 
18  17-Aug 57:22.0 N 150:27.06 W  Portlock Bank Immature  no  no  not able to see seen while vessel was running Defiant  Eric C. 
19 14-Aug  53.49.00 N  164:38.96 W  Unalaska subadult  yes  no  not able to see  followed vessel while hauling Pacific Sun Scott Casey
20 14-Aug  53:49 N  164:38.96 W  Unalaska  immature  yes  no  not able to see  followed vessel while hauling  Pacific Sun  Scott Casey
21  20-Aug 52:49 N  171:33 W  Amukta Island subadult yes  no  none seen  followed vessel while hauling  Pacific Sun  Scott Casey
22  22-Aug 53:40.07 N  164:36.66 W  Krenitzen Islands subadult yes  no  none seen  followed vessel while hauling  Pacific Sun  Scott Casey
23  22-Aug 53:40.07 N 164:36.66 W
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 immature  yes no  yes (yellow)   some white plumage  Pacific Sun  Scott Casey
24  22-Aug 53:40.07 N  164:36.66 W 
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 immature  yes  no  none seen   followed vessel while hauling  Pacific Sun  Scott Casey
25  23-Aug 53:19.96 N  166:05.0 W  Unalaska  subadult yes  no  yes (yellow) same as 8/14 ? while hauling  Pacific Sun  Scott Casey
26  23-Aug
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 immature  yes  no  none seen  while hauling no white in bird  Pacific Sun  Scott Casey
27 23-Aug
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 immature yes no not able to see all dark, while hauling Pacific Sun Scott Casey
24-Aug 53:10 N 166:55 W Unalaska subadult yes no yes (yellow) same as 8/23? Pacifci Sun Scott Casey
28
24-Aug
 "  "  "   immature no  no  not able to see  could be one of above birds  Pacific Sun  Scott Casey 
29 25-Aug 53:10 M 167:12 W Umnak Island immature yes no not able to see while hauling Pacific Sun Scott Casey
30 30-Aug 51:41.61 N 178:28.01 W Tanaga Island immature yes no not able to see  vessel drifting  Trident Mike Todd
Yellow bold indicates either photo or video documentation

 

Last Updated on 10/04/99
By Tracee Geernaert