RW_indicator.rmd

# Right Whale Abundance 


```{r setup,  echo = F, message=F}

#Load packages
library(knitr)
library(rmarkdown)

```

## Contributor name(s)

Christopher D. Orphanides


## Data name

Right Whale

### Indicator category 

3. Synthesis of published information
5. Published methods


## Methods


### Data source(s) (All types)
The North Atlantic right whale abundance estimates were taken from a published document [see @Pace2017], except for the most recent 2016 and 2017 estimates, which were taken from the 2016 NOAA marine mammal stock assessment [@Hayes2017] and unpublished 2017 stock assessment.



### Data extraction 
Data were taken from existing reports and plotted. 

### Data analysis
Analysis for right whale abundance estimates is provided by @Pace2017, and code can be found in the [supplemental materials](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1002%2Fece3.3406&file=ece33406-sup-0001-SupInfo.docx). 

### Further metadata

#### Public availability statement
Source data is available through the New England Aquarium.

#### Point of contact
Richard Pace, richard.pace@noaa.gov

#### Data steward
Chris Orphanides, chris.orphanides@noaa.gov

#### References
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