Diet of Pygmy Sperm Whales (Kogia breviceps) in the Hawaiian Archipelago
The biology and ecology of the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is poorly understood among odontocetes (McAlpine 2002). In Hawaiian
Could Beaked Whales Get the Bends? Effects of Diving Behaviour and Physiology on Modelled Gas Exchange for Three Species: Ziphius cavirostris, Mesoplodon densirostris and Hyperoodon ampullatus
A mathematical model, based on current knowledge of gas exchange and physiology of marine mammals, was used to predict blood
Does a Lack of Observed Beaked Whale Strandings in Military Exercise Areas Mean No Impacts Have Occurred? A Comparison of Stranding and Detection Probabilities in the Canary and Hawaiian Islands
Anthropogenic activities must be monitored to determine effects on marine mammal species, but the difficulty lies in how to measure
Association Between Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Mortality and Ship Strikes Along the California Coast
Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) are distributed worldwide, and although severely depleted by commercial whaling, their abundance off the California coast
Underestimating the Damage: Interpreting Cetacean Carcass Recoveries in the Context of the Deepwater Horizon/BP Incident
Evaluating impacts of human activities on marine ecosystems is difficult when effects occur out of plain sight. Oil spill severity
Coxiella burnetii Infection of Marine Mammals in the Pacific Northwest, 1997-2010
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Humans are commonly exposed via inhalation of aerosolized
Declining Concentrations of Persistent PCBs, PBDEs, PCDEs, and PCNs in Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) from the Salish Sea
As high trophic level, non-migratory marine mammals, harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) inhabiting the Strait of Georgia, Juan de Fuca Strait
Causes and Patterns of Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) Mortality at Smith Island, Washington, 2004-2010
Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) are the most common and widely distributed pinniped in Washington State coastal waters. Serving as sentinels
Increased Harbor Porpoise Mortality in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Understanding when Higher Levels May Be Normal
In 2006, a marked increase in harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena strandings were reported in the Pacific Northwest of the USA,
Dedicated Beach Surveys Along the Central Washington Coast Reveal a High Proportion of Unreported Marine Mammal Strandings
Beach surveys were conducted along the Washington State outer coast to determine how often stranded marine mammals go unreported. (####)