The extreme body size of blue whales requires a high energy intake and therefore demands efficient foraging strategies. As an

For species listed under the US Endangered Species Act, federal agencies must designate ‘critical habitat’, areas containing features essential to

Managing endangered species often involves evaluating the relative impacts of multiple anthropogenic and ecological pressures. This challenge is particularly formidable

Beaked whales are diverse and species rich taxa. They spend the vast majority of their time submerged, regularly diving to

Knowledge of reproduction in baleen whales such as the blue whale Balaenoptera musculus is still limited. Here, we combined the

As high trophic level, non-migratory marine mammals, harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) inhabiting the Strait of Georgia, Juan de Fuca Strait

Marine spatial planning provides a comprehensive framework for managing multiple uses of the marine environment and has the potential to

North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)) migrate from high-latitude summer feeding grounds to low-latitude winter breeding grounds along

Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) are the most common and widely distributed pinniped in Washington State coastal waters. Serving as sentinels

Mid-frequency military (1–10 kHz) sonars have been associated with lethal mass strandings of deep-diving toothed whales, but the effects on