Movements and Diving Behavior of the Eastern North Pacific Offshore Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Gregory S. Schorr, M. Bradley Hanson, Erin A. Falcone, Candice K. Emmons, Susan M. Jarvis, Russel D. Andrews, Eric M. Keen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: Argos (satellite location); dive behavior; habitat use; satellite tagging; LIMPET tag; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Canada; Pacific; British Columbia; Killer Whale; Orca; Orcinus orca; Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.854893; https://doaj.org/article/1e77b11f412a46de9944c956c860600b

The Pacific Offshore killer whale population is currently listed as data deficient on the IUCN Red List and Threatened in Canada. The population is estimated at 300 individuals with a range extending from Southern California to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Only 157 encounters with this ecotype ha...