Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020
Abstract Presented here is the first comprehensive and updated compilation of history, distribution, and findings of Stejneger's beaked whales ( Mesoplodon stejnegeri ) in Alaska. Stejneger's beaked whales are a poorly understood, elusive, deep‐diving cetacean species found in the North Pa...
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crwiley:10.1111/mms.12780 2024-06-23T07:51:46+00:00 Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020 Savage, Katharine N. Burek‐Huntington, Kathy Wright, Sadie K. Bryan, Anna L. Sheffield, Gay Webber, Marc Stimmelmayr, Raphaela Tuomi, Pam Delaney, Martha A. Walker, William 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12780 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mms.12780 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/mms.12780 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Marine Mammal Science volume 37, issue 3, page 843-869 ISSN 0824-0469 1748-7692 journal-article 2021 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12780 2024-06-13T04:21:10Z Abstract Presented here is the first comprehensive and updated compilation of history, distribution, and findings of Stejneger's beaked whales ( Mesoplodon stejnegeri ) in Alaska. Stejneger's beaked whales are a poorly understood, elusive, deep‐diving cetacean species found in the North Pacific Ocean. Since Stejneger's beaked whale strandings data in Alaska through 1994 were last published, 35 additional strandings have been documented. Twenty‐seven animals stranded in the Aleutian Islands, seven stranded in Southcentral Alaska, and one animal stranded on St. Lawrence Island. Twenty‐two carcasses were necropsied, but only four were fresh. Seventeen of the 22 died during mass stranding events and cause of death could not be definitively determined. Barotrauma was suspected in three cases and infectious disease possibly complicated by barotrauma occurred in two cases. We documented an expansion of strandings into the northern Bering Sea, characterized a sex bias, examined stomach contents that included macroplastic, and identified parasites not previously associated with Stejneger's beaked whales. Also included are data on the largest known mass stranding of Stejneger's beaked whales, which occurred on Adak Island in 2018. The history, distribution, and findings presented here are central to further our understanding of this species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea St Lawrence Island Alaska Aleutian Islands Wiley Online Library Adak ENVELOPE(59.561,59.561,66.502,66.502) Bering Sea Lawrence Island ENVELOPE(-103.718,-103.718,56.967,56.967) Pacific Marine Mammal Science 37 3 843 869 |
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Abstract Presented here is the first comprehensive and updated compilation of history, distribution, and findings of Stejneger's beaked whales ( Mesoplodon stejnegeri ) in Alaska. Stejneger's beaked whales are a poorly understood, elusive, deep‐diving cetacean species found in the North Pacific Ocean. Since Stejneger's beaked whale strandings data in Alaska through 1994 were last published, 35 additional strandings have been documented. Twenty‐seven animals stranded in the Aleutian Islands, seven stranded in Southcentral Alaska, and one animal stranded on St. Lawrence Island. Twenty‐two carcasses were necropsied, but only four were fresh. Seventeen of the 22 died during mass stranding events and cause of death could not be definitively determined. Barotrauma was suspected in three cases and infectious disease possibly complicated by barotrauma occurred in two cases. We documented an expansion of strandings into the northern Bering Sea, characterized a sex bias, examined stomach contents that included macroplastic, and identified parasites not previously associated with Stejneger's beaked whales. Also included are data on the largest known mass stranding of Stejneger's beaked whales, which occurred on Adak Island in 2018. The history, distribution, and findings presented here are central to further our understanding of this species. |
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Savage, Katharine N. Burek‐Huntington, Kathy Wright, Sadie K. Bryan, Anna L. Sheffield, Gay Webber, Marc Stimmelmayr, Raphaela Tuomi, Pam Delaney, Martha A. Walker, William |
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Savage, Katharine N. Burek‐Huntington, Kathy Wright, Sadie K. Bryan, Anna L. Sheffield, Gay Webber, Marc Stimmelmayr, Raphaela Tuomi, Pam Delaney, Martha A. Walker, William Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020 |
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Savage, Katharine N. Burek‐Huntington, Kathy Wright, Sadie K. Bryan, Anna L. Sheffield, Gay Webber, Marc Stimmelmayr, Raphaela Tuomi, Pam Delaney, Martha A. Walker, William |
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Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020 |
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Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020 |
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Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020 |
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Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020 |
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Stejneger's beaked whale strandings in Alaska, 1995–2020 |
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