Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Sightings During a Survey of the Endeavour Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge, British Columbia

Authors

  • Meike Holst LGL Limited, environmental research associates

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v131i2.1873

Keywords:

Dall’s Porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli, leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, Northern Elephant Seal, Mirounga angustirostris, Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, seismic survey, marine mammal

Abstract

Marine mammals and sea turtles were documented as part of a monitoring and mitigation program during a seismic study offshore (~250 km) from Vancouver island, British Columbia, during August–September 2009. Forty-one marine mammals in nine groups were sighted. Dall’s Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) was the most frequently sighted species. A Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus), a pod of Pacific White-sided Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), an unidentified toothed whale, a Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris), and a leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) were also observed. These data augment current knowledge on the occurrence of marine mammals and sea turtles in the offshore waters of British Columbia.

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Published

2017-10-29

Issue

Vol. 131 No. 2 (2017)

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