J. CETACEAN RES. MANAGE. 9(1):15–28, 2007 15 Distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada

• Main Authors: Rob Williams, Len Thomas
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Pacific; Fin whale; Harbour porpoise; Humpback Whale; Killer Whale; minke whale; Alaska; Killer whale
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.172.1529; http://www.creem.st-and.ac.uk/len/papers/WilliamsJCRM2007.pdf

Information on animal distribution and abundance is integral to wildlife conservation and management. However abundance estimates have not been available for many cetacean species inhabiting the coastal waters of Canada’s Pacific coast, including those species that were heavily depleted by commercia...