Session Log

SESSION LOG
Complete this form during every monitoring session and only use beluga log(s) if you see belugas.

Site & Observer Information
Date (MM/DD/YY): ______ / ______ / ___________
Monitoring Start: _______:_________ AM / PM

Site Name (circle): SC MM95.3 TM TP KE KA
Monitoring End: _______:_________ AM / PM

Data Recorder Name

First: ______________________________

Last:______________________________

Observer Name

First: ______________________________

Last:______________________________

Observer Name

First: ______________________________

Last:______________________________

Were belugas observed during the monitoring session? Yes / No

Environmental Conditions
Please record the following information as an average for the total session. Extreme changes in environmental
conditions should go in the notes section. Discontinue monitoring if conditions exceed Beaufort Level 6.
Sighting Conditions (1-5): _____ (1 = poor, 5 = ideal)

Beaufort Sea State (0-6): _____ Ice Cover: _____ %

Glare (circle): None / Low / Med / High Weather Conditions (circle): Sun / Fog / Overcast / Rain / Snow

Human Activity (total for session)
# Aircraft flights: _____

Watercrafts (excluding large vessels transitting)
# Motorized: _____ # Non-motorized: _____

# Large vessels: _____

Other activities (circle): vehicle or highway noise / railroad noise / marine or shore construction *
* Type of construction, if applicable (circle): pile driving / blasting / dredging
Trash or Debris (circle): None / Low / Med / High

# Fishers: _____

Other Marine Mammals
Species ____________________ # _____

Species ____________________ # _____

Notes
Any notable changes in the environmental conditions or degree / type of human activities observed on site.
If you relocate to a different part of the site, please note the reason and time for that relocation (e.g., observer X
moved up river to continue monitoring a group of belugas). Please keep at least one observer at the main site for
the duration of the monitoring session.

Please report stranded marine mammals to the NOAA Fisheries Stranding Hotline 1-877-925-7773
Updated: 08/09/21