Distribution and abundance of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) and other marine mammals off the northern Washington coast

• Main Authors: Calambokidis, John, Steiger, Gretchen H., Ellifrit, David K., Troutman, Barry L., Bowlby, C. Edward
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2004
• Subjects: Ecology; Fisheries; Management; McArthur; Pacific; Elephant Seals; Megaptera novaeangliae; Orca; Orcinus orca; Callorhinus ursinus
• Online Access: http://aquaticcommons.org/15084/; http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1024/calam.pdf; http://aquaticcommons.org/15084/1/calam.pdf

We examined the summer distribution of marine mammals off the northern Washington coast based on six ship transect surveys conducted between 1995 and 2002, primarily from the NOAA ship McArthur. Additionally, small boat surveys were conducted in the same region between 1989 and 2002 to gather photog...