Blue and Fin Whale Movements from Tags Deployed in California (2014-2017) and in Oregon (2018)

• Main Authors: Daniel Palacios, Bruce Mate
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Research Workspace
• Subjects: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA; OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN; EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > BIOSPHERIC INDICATORS > SPECIES MIGRATION; Balaenoptera brydei; Bryde's whale; Balaenoptera physalus; Fin Whale, finback whale, Ballena de aleta, rorqual commun; Balaenoptera musculus; Blue Whale, Ballena azul, rorqual bleu; satellite telemetry; cetacean; baleen whale; Pacific; Rorqual; ballena azul; Blue whale; Fin whale
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/10.24431_rw1k463_2020_7_28_05439

Oregon State University (OSU) conducted a four-year (2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017) tagging and tracking study on eastern North Pacific blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus). Tagging occurred off the coast of southern and central California in the months from July t...