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2024 Annual report of a comprehensive assessment of marine mammal, marine turtle, and seabird abundance and spatial distribution in U.S. waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean : AMAPPS III

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) is a comprehensive multiagency research program in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean, from Maine to the Florida Keys. Its aims are to assess the abundance, distribution, ecology, and behavior of marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds throughout the U.S. Atlantic and to place them in an ecosystem context. This information provides spatially explicit information in a format useful to marine resource managers. This information will also provide enhanced data to managers and other users by addressing data gaps that are needed to support conservation initiatives mandated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).

Source: NOAA Institutional Repository

DOI: 10.25923/y53g-n398

Authors: Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.), Northeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)

Language: English

Topic: Marine animal studies overview

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Life on land

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Research

Awards: G217380331, G2499621206