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population has shown little growth since the end of whaling when compared to other whale species such as the sperm or humpback (Bortolotti, 2008). Studies indicate ship strikes may be a threat to the recovery of northeast Pacific blue whale populations (Jensen & Silber, 2004). The Santa Barbara...

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Main Authors: Barbara Channel California, Daniel Laggner, The Evergreen, State College
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Lanes
Pacific
Blue whale
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.633.4067
http://archives.evergreen.edu/masterstheses/Accession86-10MES/Laggner_D MESThesis2009.pdf
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Summary:population has shown little growth since the end of whaling when compared to other whale species such as the sperm or humpback (Bortolotti, 2008). Studies indicate ship strikes may be a threat to the recovery of northeast Pacific blue whale populations (Jensen & Silber, 2004). The Santa Barbara Channel in central California is a region hosting both shipping lanes and the feeding habitat of blue whales. In September of 2007, six blue whales were fatally struck, all of which occurred in the Santa Barbara channel

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