FY20 Summary Report on the Collaborative Beaked Whale Cruise off Baja California, Mexico
Abstract
This report summarizes the field effort from 15 - 28 November, 2020, to locate and document a species of beaked whales that had previously only been acoustically detected. While the species of interest was again recorded on acoustic drift buoys, a previously undescribed species of beaked whale was unexpectedly encountered instead. This new species has external morphological characteristics and a new echolocation pulse type that do not match any previously observed or recorded species and therefore may represent a newly described species. In addition to this species of beaked whale, we encountered and photographed three species of dolphin as well as humpback whales, and recorded two other species of beaked whales on the acoustic recorders.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1151593
Entities
People
- Dawn Breese
- Diana C. Lopez-arzate
- E. Elizabeth Henderson
- Eva Hidalgo Pla
- Gustavo Cardenas-hinososa
- Jay Barlow
Organizations
- Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific