Revised 12/15/2000 HARBOR PORPOISE (Phocoena phocoena): Oregon/Washington Coast Stock STOCK DEFINITION AND GEOGRAPHIC RANGE

porpoise ranges from Point Barrow, along the Alaskan coast, and down the west coast of North America to Point Conception, California (Gaskin 1984). Harbor porpoise primarily frequent coastal waters. Harbor porpoise are known to occur year-round in the inland trans-boundary area of Washington and Bri...

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Main Authors: In North, Pacific Ocean, The Harbor
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Summary:porpoise ranges from Point Barrow, along the Alaskan coast, and down the west coast of North America to Point Conception, California (Gaskin 1984). Harbor porpoise primarily frequent coastal waters. Harbor porpoise are known to occur year-round in the inland trans-boundary area of Washington and British Columbia, Canada (Osborne et al. 1988), and along the Oregon/Washington coast (Barlow