Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from the outer Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 2019

This dataset consists of three tables related to abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) near the outer Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys in June 2019. 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.

Data and Resources

Field Value
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identifier USGS:ASC418
metadata_type geospatial
modified 20211201
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publisher U.S. Geological Survey
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • abundance-organisms
  • aerial-surveys
  • alaska
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • animals-vertebrates
  • biota
  • carnivores
  • ckan
  • ecology
  • ecosystem-monitoring
  • enhydra-lutris-kenyoni
  • environment
  • geo
  • geoss
  • kenai-peninsula
  • mammals
  • marine-mammals
  • national
  • north-america
  • northern-sea-otters
  • otters
  • population-density
  • population-dynamics
  • sea-otters
  • spatial-distribution
  • united-states
  • usgs-asc418
  • wildlife
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license_title License not specified
maintainer U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
maintainer_email ascweb@usgs.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-20T05:57:42.541489
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T05:57:42.541494
notes This dataset consists of three tables related to abundance and distribution of northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) near the outer Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, based on data collected during a series of population-wide aerial surveys in June 2019. 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.
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title Sea Otter Aerial Survey Data from the outer Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 2019