Population status update for the northern resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) in 2020.: Fs70-7/2021-030E-PDF
"The 2021 Science Response provides an update of total population size, numbers in each acoustic clan, births and deaths for the NRKW population in 2020. The population showed an increase of 3.8% from 2019 to 2020, the highest annual growth rate recorded for this population since 2014. All three clans showed growth this year, with A clan increasing by 5.5% (net gain of 9 animals), G clan by 2.1% (net gain of 2 animals), and R clan by 1.8% (net gain of 1 animal)"--Conclusions, page 5.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Pacific Region, issuing body. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, issuing body. |
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| Title | Population status update for the northern resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) in 2020. |
| Variant title | NRKW population status update in 2020 |
| Series title | Science response, 1919-3769 ; 2021/030 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "August 2021." Caption title. Issued also in French under title: Mise à jour de l'état de la population d'épaulards résidents du nord (Orcinus orca) en 2020. Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12). |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, August 2021. ©2021 |
| Description | 1 online resource (13 pages) : graphs. |
| ISBN | 9780660392813 |
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| Subject terms | Killer whale -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast. Whale populations -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast. |
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