Aerial Survey Monitoring for Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles in the Hawaii Range Complex in Conjunction with U.S. Navy Training Events 2008-2012

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The purpose of this preliminary report is to describe the status of progress on data analysis and describe the relevant research questions that may be addressed. Of the five research questions identified in the U.S. Navy’s Hawaii Range Complex Monitoring Plan (DoN 2008), two of them were judged to be addressable using the focal-follow approach: 1. Question 1: “Are marine mammals (and sea turtles) exposed to MFAS, especially at levels associated with adverse effects? If so, at what levels are they exposed?” 2. Question 3: “If marine mammals (and sea turtles) are exposed to MFAS, what are their behavioral responses to various received levels?”