Number of photographic identification surveys, hours in each bay, spinner dolphin encounters in four resting bays along the Kona Coast of Hawai’i Island from September 2010 to August 2011.

<p>Number of photographic identification surveys, hours in each bay, spinner dolphin encounters in four resting bays along the Kona Coast of Hawai’i Island from September 2010 to August 2011.</p

Appendix B. Average estimates with standard errors in parentheses based on 500 simulated data sets.

Average estimates with standard errors in parentheses based on 500 simulated data sets

Highly distinctive (<i>D1</i>) population abundance estimates calculated from open and closed mark recapture models.

<p>Highly distinctive (<i>D1</i>) population abundance estimates calculated from open and closed mark recapture models.</p

The combination of bays in which individual spinner dolphins have been sighted from September 2010 to August 2011.

<p>A = Kauhako Bay, B = Honaunau Bay, C = Kealakekua Bay and D = Makako Bay.</p

Map of the study area illustrating the locations of the four spinner dolphin resting bays, Kauhako Bay, Honaunau Bay, Kealakekua Bay and Makako Bay, along the Kona Coast of Hawai’i Island in relation to the other island regions in the Main Hawaiian Islands (inset).

<p>Map of the study area illustrating the locations of the four spinner dolphin resting bays, Kauhako Bay, Honaunau Bay, Kealakekua Bay and Makako Bay, along the Kona Coast of Hawai’i Island in relation to the other island regions in the Main Hawaiian Islands (inset).</p

Cumulative discovery curve of highly distinctive (D1) and distinctive (D2) Hawaiian spinner dolphins during 132 photographic identification surveys in the study area (all four bays combined) from September 2010 to August 2011.

<p>Cumulative discovery curve of highly distinctive (D1) and distinctive (D2) Hawaiian spinner dolphins during 132 photographic identification surveys in the study area (all four bays combined) from September 2010 to August 2011.</p

Frequency of individual spinner dolphin sightings from September 2010 to August 2011.

<p>Frequency of individual spinner dolphin sightings from September 2010 to August 2011.</p

Mark rates and abundance estimates from this study and previous studies.

<p>Mark rates and abundance estimates from this study and previous studies.</p

Appendix C. Naïve estimates of occupancy with false positives.

Naïve estimates of occupancy with false positives

Appendix A. Species-specific occupancy analysis results.

Species-specific occupancy analysis results