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Table 1. North Atlantic right whale surveys and sightings by year - 1999-2001.

 
Survey Year
 
1999
2000
2001
Total
Surveys        
First survey March 3 March 23 March 22  
Last survey June 30 July 6 July 16  
Sightings        
Right whale sightings 220 241 323 784
Total individual whales 302 350 655 1307
Average number whales per sighting 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.7
Events        
Sightings meeting DAM trigger criteria (events) 38 42 69 149
Total individual right whales seen in events 216 250 462 928
Average number whales per event 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.2
Table 2. North Atlantic right whale sightings and events by month.
  Month
  March April May June July Total
Sightings            
Right whale sightings 19 151 360 211 43 784
Total individual whales 24 215 573 422 73 1307
Average number whales per sighting 1.3 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.7 1.7
Events            
Sightings meeting DAM trigger criteria (events) 6 23 67 44 9 149
Total individual whales seen in events 23 143 388 319 55 928
Average number whales per event 3.8 6.2 5.8 7.3 6.1 6.2

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