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Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Western Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2022

June 19, 2024

This dataset consists of three tables related to abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in western Prince William Sound, Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys in June 2022. The dataset consists of: (1) sea otter counts along strip transects, (2) sea otter counts in Intensive Search Unit (ISU) within the transects, and (3) Transect coordinates.

Publication Year 2024
Title Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from Western Prince William Sound, Alaska, 2022
DOI 10.5066/P9PHJJE7
Authors George G Esslinger, Daniel H Monson, Karen R Robles
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Alaska Science Center