Data for: Movements and residency of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the California Current System

This dataset represents the sighting histories of 932 individual fin whales (Balaentoptera physalus) photographed along the west coast of the continental United States and northern Mexico, 1987–2018. Because the fin whale is an endangered species, the sighting locations have been generalized. The fu...

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Main Authors: Falcone, Erin, Keen, Eric
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/7672262
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pg4f4qrsr
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Summary:This dataset represents the sighting histories of 932 individual fin whales (Balaentoptera physalus) photographed along the west coast of the continental United States and northern Mexico, 1987–2018. Because the fin whale is an endangered species, the sighting locations have been generalized. The full resolution sighting location data files and the R code used to conduct the analyses for the associated manuscript may be requested from the authors. Funding provided by: U.S. NavyCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100009896Award Number: The data collection and processing methods are provided in the associated manuscript.