In support of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Azura will conduct aerial surveys targeted at detecting North Atlantic right whales in the Mid-Atlantic this winter to help inform efforts to mitigate anthropogenic impacts on this critically endangered species. These line-transect surveys will cover approximately 7,000 nautical miles of tracklines from northern New Jersey to just […]
Azura Awarded ESA Section 7 Contract for NOAA’s Alaska Region
Under NOAA’s ProTech Fisheries IDIQ contract, Azura was recently awarded a task order to provide Section 7 consultation support services for the Alaska Regional Office (AKR) Protected Resources Division (PRD). AKR PRD administers the Region’s responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to conserve the 26 ESA-listed species found in Alaska. We are excited to […]
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Marine Mammals
In September, results of the latest climate change vulnerability assessment for marine mammals were published in PLOS ONE. This study is just one of the climate vulnerability assessments that NOAA Fisheries is conducting for marine habitats and species as part of its Climate Science Strategy. This particular study focused on the marine mammal stocks managed […]
Azura Records Right Whales & Other Large Whales off VA, DE, and NJ
During February and early March, Azura conducted systematic line-transect aerial surveys to determine the distribution and relative abundance of large whales off the coast of Virginia, Delaware, and New Jersey. The primary target of these surveys was North Atlantic right, sei, humpback, fin, and minke whales. The Chesapeake Survey Area consisted of 10 east-west tracklines […]
Azura Conducts Aerial Surveys for Large Whales off VA, DE, and NJ
This February Azura is conducting systematic line transect aerial surveys to determine the distribution and relative abundance of large whales off the coast of Virginia, Delaware, and New Jersey. The primary target of these surveys is North Atlantic right, sei, humpback, fin, and minke whales. The Chesapeake Survey Area consists of 10 east-west tracklines extending […]
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