Data collected from stranded and bycaught marine mammals are critical to understanding their life history
Life history studies describe the reproductive and survival characteristics of a species, including
Combining this data for many individuals of a species enables us to understand the lives of marine mammals and their growth rate potential, which is a critical factor in developing plans for effective management and conservation. Current life history studies at SWFSC are focused on short-beaked common dolphins, long-beaked common dolphins, and bottlenose dolphins that live offshore of California.
The Fivemile-Bell habitat restoration project in the Siuslaw watershed in Oregon. Credit: Siuslaw Watershed Council.
NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada during 2010 Pacific Hake Inter-Vessel Calibration off Eureka, California. Credit: NOAA
