CheckPoint includes comprehensive modules for the logging and management of activities relating to Marine Mammals.
- Observer Effort
- Operations
- Marine Species Detection
- Comments
CheckPoint outputs consolidated data to Reports, Web Dashboards & in JNCC .xls / DAWE .xml format.
Observer Effort
Observer Effort records On Effort Time and Details.
Observer, Time, Position, Weather, Source Status, Water Depth
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Operations
Source Status & related MMO Operations.
Track: Compliance, Soft Starts, Pre Watches, Source Status.
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Marine Species Detection
Details:
Start & End Time, Sighting Number, Observer, Vessel Status, Vessel Activity, Source when First / Last Detected, Action Taken, Sighting During Pre Watch, Length of Power / Shut Down, Estimated Loss of Production.
Sighting:
Distance, Bearing, Observation Method, Sighting Cue, Observer Latitude, Observer Longitude, Water Depth, Distance Calculation Method, Direction of Travel Relative to Ship, Absolute Direction of Travel, Distance to Source, Bearing to Source.
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Closest Approach:
Time of Closest Approach to Source, Distance at Closet Approach to Source, Distance at Closest Approach to Vessel.
Identification:
Species, Description, Confidence in Species, Behaviour, Total Number, Confidence in Number, Number of Adults, Number of Juveniles, Number of Calves.
Photos:
Drag photos directly into sighting records.
Mitigation or Exclusion Zone
Entry Time, Exit Time
Sighting During Soft Start
First Observed Distance, Closest Observed Distance, Last Observed Distance.
Resightings:
Track animals across areas.
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