These include: Sowerby's beaked whale, Mesoplodon
bidens; True's beaked whale, M. mirus; Gervais ' beaked whale, M. europaeus; and Blainville's beaked whale, M. densirostris. These species are difficult to identify to the species level at sea; therefore, much of the available characterization for beaked whales is to genus level only....
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| Summary: | bidens; True's beaked whale, M. mirus; Gervais ' beaked whale, M. europaeus; and Blainville's beaked whale, M. densirostris. These species are difficult to identify to the species level at sea; therefore, much of the available characterization for beaked whales is to genus level only. The distribution of Mesoplodon spp. in the northwest Atlantic is known principally from stranding records (Mead 1989; Lien et al. 1990). Off the northeast U.S. coast, beaked whale (Mesoplodon spp.) sightings have occurred principally along the southern edge of Georges Bank (including cow/calf pairs) (CeTAP 1982; Nicolas et al. 1993; NMFS unpublished data). Most sightings were in late spring and summer. In addition, beaked whales were also sighted in Gulf |
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