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Estimates of Marine Mammal, Sea Turtle, and Seabird Mortality in the California Drift Gillnet Fishery for Swordfish and Thresher Shark, 1996–2002 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Estimates of incidental marine mammal, sea turtle, and seabird mortality in the California drift gillnet fishery for broadbill swordfish, Xiphias gladius, and common thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus, are summarized for the 7-year period, 1996 to 2002 ...
Caretta, James V.   +3 more
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Marine mammals of Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Salas y Gómez Island (Motu Motiro Hiva), Chile: a review and new records

open access: yesLatin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 2014
The Chilean oceanic islands Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Salas y Gómez Island (Motu Motiro Hiva) have received little attention with regards to basic marine mammal investigations.
Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

On a sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus washed ashore at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
A female sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus (Fig. 1) measuring 4 m, weighing 1.5 t was washed ashore in dead condition at Irumeni (Palk Bay) near Mandapam on 10-11- 2000. The length at birth of a sperm whale is about 4 meters, hence it mav be in-
Gandhi, V, Kasinathan, C
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Whale carcass scavenging by sharks

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Sharks are well known to scavenge whale carcasses, but observations are rare. Here we (1) describe new observations of whale carcass scavenging behaviour by white (Carcharodon carcharias) and tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier) sharks, and (2) review the ...
James P. Tucker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the eastern North Pacific and adjacent Arctic waters: a guide to their identification [PDF]

open access: yes, 1982
This is an identification guide for cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), that was designed to assist laymen in identifying cetaceans encountered in eastern North Pacific and Arctic waters.
Evans, William E.   +4 more
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Morphological and morphometric sperm analysis of dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima)

open access: yesActa Scientiarum: Biological Sciences
Nowadays, an increase in the number of marine species at risk of extinction has been observed. Therefore, studies on the reproductive characteristics of these animals are essential.
Giovana Alcantara Garcia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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