Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic: a guide to their identification
This is an identification guide for cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). It was designed to assist laypersons in identifying cetaceans encountered in the western North Atlantic Ocean and was intended for use by ongoing cetacean observer programs. This publication includes sections on identif...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/19294 2023-05-15T17:27:45+02:00 Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic: a guide to their identification Leatherwood, Stephen Caldwell, David K. Winn, Howard E. Schevill, William E Caldwell, Melba C. 1976 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19294 en eng U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service Seattle, WA NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/ http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19294 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/1417 155 2011-09-29 20:35:34 1417 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Biology Environment whale dolphin porpoise cetacean marine mammal species identification North Atlantic Ocean National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service monograph 1976 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:01:21Z This is an identification guide for cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). It was designed to assist laypersons in identifying cetaceans encountered in the western North Atlantic Ocean and was intended for use by ongoing cetacean observer programs. This publication includes sections on identifying cetaceans at sea as well as stranded animals on shore. Species accounts are divided by body size and presence or lack of a dorsal fin. Appendices cover tags used on cetacean species; how to record and report cetacean observations at see and for stranded cetaceans; and a list of contacts for reporting cetacean strandings. (Document pdf contains 183 pages - file takes considerable time to open) Platforms of Opportunity Program, NMFS, NOAA Scanned by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, August 2008. Book North Atlantic Alaska IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications |
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Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Biology Environment whale dolphin porpoise cetacean marine mammal species identification North Atlantic Ocean National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Leatherwood, Stephen Caldwell, David K. Winn, Howard E. Schevill, William E Caldwell, Melba C. Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic: a guide to their identification |
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Management Conservation Ecology Fisheries Biology Environment whale dolphin porpoise cetacean marine mammal species identification North Atlantic Ocean National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service |
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This is an identification guide for cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises). It was designed to assist laypersons in identifying cetaceans encountered in the western North Atlantic Ocean and was intended for use by ongoing cetacean observer programs. This publication includes sections on identifying cetaceans at sea as well as stranded animals on shore. Species accounts are divided by body size and presence or lack of a dorsal fin. Appendices cover tags used on cetacean species; how to record and report cetacean observations at see and for stranded cetaceans; and a list of contacts for reporting cetacean strandings. (Document pdf contains 183 pages - file takes considerable time to open) Platforms of Opportunity Program, NMFS, NOAA Scanned by the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, August 2008. |
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Leatherwood, Stephen Caldwell, David K. Winn, Howard E. Schevill, William E Caldwell, Melba C. |
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Leatherwood, Stephen Caldwell, David K. Winn, Howard E. Schevill, William E Caldwell, Melba C. |
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Leatherwood, Stephen |
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Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic: a guide to their identification |
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Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic: a guide to their identification |
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Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic: a guide to their identification |
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Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic: a guide to their identification |
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Whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western North Atlantic: a guide to their identification |
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whales, dolphins, and porpoises of the western north atlantic: a guide to their identification |
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U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service |
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1976 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19294 |
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North Atlantic Alaska |
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North Atlantic Alaska |
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http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/1417 155 2011-09-29 20:35:34 1417 United States National Marine Fisheries Service |
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NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/ http://hdl.handle.net/1834/19294 |
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