Collisions between ships and whales are reported throughout the world’s oceans. For some endangered whale populations, ship strikes are a
In this review, we combine existing published and unpublished information along with expert judgment to identify and support the delineation
Beach surveys were conducted along the Washington State outer coast to determine how often stranded marine mammals go unreported. (####)
During the last 3 decades, tagging technology has been used to study different aspects of cetacean ecology. Tags implanted in
Despite their importance in determining the rate of both energy gain and expenditure, how the fine-scale kinematics of foraging are
We measured concentrations of aluminum (Al), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), total mercury (THg), methylmercury
We assessed scarring patterns as evidence of fisheries interactions for three populations of false killer whales in Hawai‘i. Bycatch of
Trends in cetacean density and distribution off southern California were assessed through visual line-transect surveys during thirty-seven California Cooperative Oceanic
The establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) is an important component of conservation strategies for large marine vertebrates. Thus, quantitative
Understanding gene flow and dispersal patterns is important for predicting effects of natural events and anthropogenic activities on animal populations.
