SPERM WHALE (Physeter macrocephalus): Western North Atlantic Stock
The distribution of the sperm whale in the U.S. EEZ occurs on the continental shelf edge, over the continental slope, and into mid-ocean regions (Figure 1). Waring et al. (1993) suggest that this offshore distribution is more commonly associated with the Gulf Stream edge and other features. However,...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.294.8384 2023-05-15T17:33:08+02:00 SPERM WHALE (Physeter macrocephalus): Western North Atlantic Stock Stock Definition Geographic Range The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1997 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.294.8384 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/sars/ao1997whsp-n.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.294.8384 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/sars/ao1997whsp-n.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/sars/ao1997whsp-n.pdf distinct seasonal cycle(CeTAP 1982 Scott and Sadove text 1997 ftciteseerx 2016-01-07T21:44:33Z The distribution of the sperm whale in the U.S. EEZ occurs on the continental shelf edge, over the continental slope, and into mid-ocean regions (Figure 1). Waring et al. (1993) suggest that this offshore distribution is more commonly associated with the Gulf Stream edge and other features. However, the sperm whales that occur in the eastern U.S. EEZ likely represent only a fraction of the total stock. The nature of linkages of the U.S. habitat with those to the south, north, and offshore is unknown. Historical whaling records compiled by Schmidly (1981) suggested an offshore distribution off the southeast U.S., over the Blake Plateau, and into deep ocean. In the southeast Caribbean, both large and small adults, as well as calves and juveniles of different sizes are reported (Watkins et al. 1985). Whether the northwest Atlantic population is discrete from the northwestern or northeastern Atlantic is currently unresolved. There exists one tag return of a male tagged off Browns Bank (Nova Scotia) in 1966 and returned from Spain in 1973. In the U.S. EEZ waters, there appears to be a Text North Atlantic Northwest Atlantic Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale Unknown Browns ENVELOPE(-44.583,-44.583,-60.700,-60.700) Watkins ENVELOPE(-67.086,-67.086,-66.354,-66.354) |
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The distribution of the sperm whale in the U.S. EEZ occurs on the continental shelf edge, over the continental slope, and into mid-ocean regions (Figure 1). Waring et al. (1993) suggest that this offshore distribution is more commonly associated with the Gulf Stream edge and other features. However, the sperm whales that occur in the eastern U.S. EEZ likely represent only a fraction of the total stock. The nature of linkages of the U.S. habitat with those to the south, north, and offshore is unknown. Historical whaling records compiled by Schmidly (1981) suggested an offshore distribution off the southeast U.S., over the Blake Plateau, and into deep ocean. In the southeast Caribbean, both large and small adults, as well as calves and juveniles of different sizes are reported (Watkins et al. 1985). Whether the northwest Atlantic population is discrete from the northwestern or northeastern Atlantic is currently unresolved. There exists one tag return of a male tagged off Browns Bank (Nova Scotia) in 1966 and returned from Spain in 1973. In the U.S. EEZ waters, there appears to be a |
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SPERM WHALE (Physeter macrocephalus): Western North Atlantic Stock |
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SPERM WHALE (Physeter macrocephalus): Western North Atlantic Stock |
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SPERM WHALE (Physeter macrocephalus): Western North Atlantic Stock |
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SPERM WHALE (Physeter macrocephalus): Western North Atlantic Stock |
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ENVELOPE(-44.583,-44.583,-60.700,-60.700) ENVELOPE(-67.086,-67.086,-66.354,-66.354) |
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