Azura is proud to have contributed to a new peer-reviewed publication in Diversity and Distributions demonstrating how climate change is reshaping the distribution of whales and dolphins (odontocetes) along the U.S. East Coast. Using nearly 1.4 million kilometers of survey data collected between Florida and Nova Scotia, the study shows that traditional “static” models can […]
Azura Completes 4th Season of Whale Aerial Surveys in the Mid-Atlantic
This winter, we completed our 4th season of large whale aerial surveys in the Mid-Atlantic region. This research was conducted in compliance with the NMFS Research Permit No. 27066 and under contract to the NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Our survey area covers coastal, shelf, and offshore waters between the New York Bight and just […]
Gulf of Maine Aerial & Ship Surveys
In June, we concluded our year-long support of aerial and shipboard surveys in the Gulf of Maine for the Maine Department of Marine Resources (ME DMR), Division of Marine Mammal Research. These monthly, systematic line-transect surveys were designed to collect data on large whales and other marine species to assess their distribution and abundance. Azura […]
Azura Awarded NOAA Contract for Large Whale Aerial Surveys in the Mid-Atlantic Region
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 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 […]
