MESOPLODONT BEAKED WHALES (Mesoplodon spp.): California/Oregon/Washington Stocks

Figure 1. Mesoplodon beaked whale sightings based on aerial and shipboard surveys off California, Oregon and Washington, 1975-1994. Key: F = Mesoplodon sp.; + = Mesoplodon carlhubbsi; × = Mesoplodon densirostris (see Appendix 2 in Barlow et al. 1997 Appendix 2 for data sources and information on timing and location of survey effort). Dashed line represents the U.S. EEZ, thick line indicates the outer boundary of all surveys combined. Revised 12/15/98