Cooperative Research to Study Dive Patterns of Sperm Whales in the Atlantic Ocean

This report is based on the needs of the National Marine Fisheries Service and Minerals Management Service to gain data about the Sperm Whale population, comparing the population in the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Twelve whales were tagged and observed to gather vario...

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Main Authors: Palka, Debra, Johnson, Mark
Other Authors: National Marine Fisheries Service
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: United States. Minerals Management Service. Gulf of Mexico OCS Region. 2007
Subjects:
sperm whales
marine populations
oil drilling
Sperm whale
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc955320/
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Summary:This report is based on the needs of the National Marine Fisheries Service and Minerals Management Service to gain data about the Sperm Whale population, comparing the population in the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Twelve whales were tagged and observed to gather various types of data about their population and environment.

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