APPENDIX III. Marine mammal stock assessment reports not updated in the year 2002. BLUE WHALE (Balaenoptera musculus): Western North Atlantic Stock
The distribution of the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, in the western North Atlantic generally extends from the Arctic to at least mid-latitude waters. Blue whales are most frequently sighted in the waters off eastern Canada, with the majority of recent records from the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Sea...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.227.9221 2023-05-15T15:13:16+02:00 APPENDIX III. Marine mammal stock assessment reports not updated in the year 2002. BLUE WHALE (Balaenoptera musculus): Western North Atlantic Stock Stock Definition Geographic Range The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2002 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.227.9221 http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/tm/tm182/pdfs/app3.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.227.9221 http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/tm/tm182/pdfs/app3.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/tm/tm182/pdfs/app3.pdf text 2002 ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T18:35:26Z The distribution of the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, in the western North Atlantic generally extends from the Arctic to at least mid-latitude waters. Blue whales are most frequently sighted in the waters off eastern Canada, with the majority of recent records from the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Sears et al. 1987). The species was hunted around Newfoundland in the first half of the 20th century (Sergeant 1966). The present Canadian distribution, broadly described, is spring, summer, and fall in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, especially along the north shore from the St. Lawrence River estuary to the Strait of Belle Isle and off eastern Nova Scotia. The species occurs in winter off southern Newfoundland and also in summer in Davis Strait (Mansfield 1985). Individual identification has confirmed the movement of a blue whale between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and western Greenland (R. Sears and F. Larsen, unpublished data), although the extent of exchange between these two areas remains unknown. Similarly, a blue whale photographed by a NMFS large whale survey in August 1999 had previously been observed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1985 (R. Sears and P. Clapham, unpublished data). The blue whale is best considered as an occasional visitor in US Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters, which may represent the current southern limit of its feeding range (CETAP 1982; Wenzel et al. 1988). All of the five sightings described in the foregoing two references were in August. Yochem and Leatherwood (1985) summarized records that suggested an occurrence of this species south to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, although Text Arctic Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale Davis Strait Greenland Newfoundland North Atlantic Strait of Belle Isle Unknown Arctic Belle Isle ENVELOPE(-55.357,-55.357,51.942,51.942) Canada Greenland Lawrence River ENVELOPE(-115.002,-115.002,58.384,58.384) Mansfield ENVELOPE(-45.733,-45.733,-60.650,-60.650) Strait of Belle Isle ENVELOPE(-57.115,-57.115,51.400,51.400) |
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The distribution of the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, in the western North Atlantic generally extends from the Arctic to at least mid-latitude waters. Blue whales are most frequently sighted in the waters off eastern Canada, with the majority of recent records from the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Sears et al. 1987). The species was hunted around Newfoundland in the first half of the 20th century (Sergeant 1966). The present Canadian distribution, broadly described, is spring, summer, and fall in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, especially along the north shore from the St. Lawrence River estuary to the Strait of Belle Isle and off eastern Nova Scotia. The species occurs in winter off southern Newfoundland and also in summer in Davis Strait (Mansfield 1985). Individual identification has confirmed the movement of a blue whale between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and western Greenland (R. Sears and F. Larsen, unpublished data), although the extent of exchange between these two areas remains unknown. Similarly, a blue whale photographed by a NMFS large whale survey in August 1999 had previously been observed in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1985 (R. Sears and P. Clapham, unpublished data). The blue whale is best considered as an occasional visitor in US Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters, which may represent the current southern limit of its feeding range (CETAP 1982; Wenzel et al. 1988). All of the five sightings described in the foregoing two references were in August. Yochem and Leatherwood (1985) summarized records that suggested an occurrence of this species south to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, although |
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APPENDIX III. Marine mammal stock assessment reports not updated in the year 2002. BLUE WHALE (Balaenoptera musculus): Western North Atlantic Stock |
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appendix iii. marine mammal stock assessment reports not updated in the year 2002. blue whale (balaenoptera musculus): western north atlantic stock |
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