Fin whales of the Great Bear Rainforest: Balaenoptera physalus velifera in a Canadian Pacific fjord system

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Keen, Eric M., Pilkington, James, O’Mahony, Éadin, Thompson, Kim-Ly, Hendricks, Benjamin, Robinson, Nicole, Dundas, Archie, Nichol, Linda, Alidina, Hussein M., Meuter, Hermann, Picard, Chris R., Wray, Janie
• Other Authors: Halliday, William David, Mitacs, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Save Our Seas Foundation, Canada Nature Fund, Tides Canada, LUSH Charity Pot, Willow Grove Foundation, Donner Canadian Foundation, Private donations
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Balaenoptera physalus; Fin whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256815; https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256815

Fin whales ( Balaenoptera physalus ) are widely considered an offshore and oceanic species, but certain populations also use coastal areas and semi-enclosed seas. Based upon fifteen years of study, we report that Canadian Pacific fin whales ( B . p . velifera ) have returned to the Kitimat Fjord Sys...