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Marine Mammal Research Surveys in NOAA’s Southeast Region

How survey data is collected and used to inform marine mammal population assessments in the Southeast.
Southeast

An Acoustic Survey of Beaked Whales and Kogia spp. in the Mariana Archipelago Using Drifting Recorders

We demonstrate a combination of autonomous drifting acoustic recorders, environmental sampling and remote satellite data are powerful tools for studying the habitat dependent distribution of cryptic cetacean species in minimally studied and remote regions
June 23, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Pacific Islands

SWFSC Stranding Collections

What we collect and how tissues are used 
West Coast

Marine Mammal Life History

Data collected from stranded and bycaught marine mammals are critical to understanding their life history
West Coast

SWFSC Stranding Investigations

Investigating trends in marine mammals strandings
West Coast

Species Distribution Models

Habitat-based density estimates for cetaceans in the California Current Ecosystem
West Coast

Cookiecutter Shark Bite Wounds on Cetaceans of the Gulf of Mexico

Line-transect surveys and stranding data reveal cookie-cutter shark predation on multiple species of cetaceans in the Gulf of Mexico.
April 19, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast

International Collaboration To Monitor And Respond To Tagged Gray Whale

NOAA Fisheries and Canadian partners working together, sharing information and expertise to respond to gray whale.
Alaska
West Coast
Photo of a gray whale at surface.

Ship-based Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Surveys in the California Current

Monitoring the population status and distributions of cetaceans, seabirds, and the environment
West Coast

A New Species of Baleen Whale (Balaenoptera) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a Review of its Geographic Distribution.

New research provides a body of evidence supporting the existence of an undescribed species of baleen whale (Balaenoptera) from the Gulf of Mexico.
January 25, 2021 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,
Southeast
NOAA Fisheries is Pleased to Announce a New Scientific Research Paper that Describes a New Species of Baleen Whale in the Gulf of Mexico