Quantifying Peak Season Marine Vessel Traffic Pressures in the San Juan Islands Peak Season Pilot St

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Quantifying Peak Season Marine Vessel Traffic
Pressures in the San Juan Islands Peak
Season Pilot Study August 9 - September 102006
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Objective 1. Develop a study design model
which provides rigorous quantification of sea
vessels operating within marine basins along
coastal San Juan Islands, identifies vessels by
type and usage, establishes spatial and temporal
distributions, and determines concentration to
square kilometer. 2. Develop predictor
statistics for estimating future quantities with
less rigorous sampling.
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Sampling Regime

• Fixed Wing Flights 25 randomized samples
  stratified by Weekday and Weekend / Holiday day
  types and morning afternoon times then weighted
  for Weekend / Holidays
• 4 Weekdays 3 Morning (10 am 1 pm) 4 Afternoon
  (2 pm 6 pm)
• Weekends Holidays 9 Morning (10 am -1 pm) 9
  Afternoon (2 pm 6 pm)
• 2 spotters 1 photographer
• Ground Observers
• Locations East Sound, Orcus Ferry Landing,
  Andrews Bay, Cattle Point, False Bay, Yellow
  Island
• Area Abundance and Point Passing Rate
• Motion Sensor Photos
• Locations FHL

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2006 Peak Season AverageSea Vessel
CompositionWeekdays 10 am 6 pm
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2006 Peak Season Average Sea Vessel
CompositionWeekend Holidays 10 am 6 pm
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Expansion of Study

• More Seasonal Coverage
• Annual Repetition
• Ancillary Data Analysis
• More Ground Observer Positions
• Motion Detector Camera at Harney Ch.
• Marine Vessel Ecology?
• Anchorage
• Noise
• Fishing