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Accession Number:
AD1151593
Title:
FY20 Summary Report on the Collaborative Beaked Whale Cruise off Baja California, Mexico
Report Date:
2021-10-01
Abstract:
This report summarizes the field effort from 15 - 28 November, 2020, to locate and document a species of beaked whales that had previously only been acoustically detected. While the species of interest was again recorded on acoustic drift buoys, a previously undescribed species of beaked whale was unexpectedly encountered instead. This new species has external morphological characteristics and a new echolocation pulse type that do not match any previously observed or recorded species and therefore may represent a newly described species. In addition to this species of beaked whale, we encountered and photographed three species of dolphin as well as humpback whales, and recorded two other species of beaked whales on the acoustic recorders.
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Pages:
32
File Size:
1.65MB
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Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release
