Satellite tagging data for short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) were used to identify core insular

Large, migratory predators are often cited as sentinel species for ecosystem processes and climate-related changes, but their utility as indicators is

Background: For marine animals, acoustic communication is critical for many life functions, yet individual calling behavior is poorly understood for most

Recovery of cetacean carcasses provides data on levels of human-caused mortality, but represents only a minimum count of impacts. Counts of

Since 2003, a collaborative effort (SEASWAP) between fishers, scientists, and managers has researched how Alaskan sperm whales locate demersal longline

High seas oceanic ecosystems are considered important habitat for juvenile sea turtles, yet much remains cryptic about this important life-history

Blubber and liver samples from eight harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pups, found dead at Puget Sound in 1990, have been

Humpback whales feed in several high-latitude areas of the North Pacific. We examined the interchange of humpback whales between one

We report the first records of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) observed off both Japan and British Columbia. This whale

Harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), and most other cetaceans, spend a significant proportion of time submerged, and are undetectable from the