Period | Number of whales sighted | Number of days of surveys | SPUE | % | |
January | Middle (11 to 20) | 211 | 50 | 4.22 | 8.7 |
Late (21 to 30) | 556 | 88 | 6.31 | 13 | |
February | Early (1 to 10) | 995 | 145 | 6.86 | 14.1 |
Middle (11 to 20) | 1283 | 168 | 7.63 | 15.7 | |
Late (21 to 29) | 1329 | 171 | 7.77 | 16 | |
March | Early (1 to 10) | 1226 | 177 | 6.92 | 14.2 |
Middle (11 to 20) | 1115 | 205 | 5.43 | 11.2 | |
Late (21 to 30) | 651 | 188 | 3.46 | 7.1 | |
Total | 7366 | 1192 | - | 100 |