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Map of the Mississippi Sound region and common bottlenose dolphin study area in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
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posted on 2017-10-20, 17:29 authored by Keith D. Mullin, Trent McDonald, Randall S. Wells, Brian C. Balmer, Todd Speakman, Carrie Sinclair, Eric S. Zolman, Fawn Hornsby, Shauna M. McBride, Krystan A. Wilkinson, Lori H. Schwackea. The Mississippi Sound (2,129 km2), Lake Borgne (730 km2; area west of Half Moon Island), Bay Boudreau (778 km2; Marsh) common bottlenose dolphin stock area, surrounding waters, and the habitat strata (Inshore and Island) for estimating density and abundance (Island stratum − waters <1 km from a barrier island and a 2-km wide corridor in the passes between islands; Inshore stratum—waters north of the Island stratum and Bay Boudreau). b. Mississippi Sound study area with east-west transect lines for capture-recapture photo-identification surveys, and capture locations of 19 satellite-linked tagged dolphins (capture locations may represent multiple tagged dolphins).
