Population status update for the northern resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) in 2022.: Fs70-7/2023-031E-PDF

"Northern Resident Killer Whales (NRKW) are currently designated as 'Threatened' in Canada under the Species at Risk Act, due to their small population size, low reproductive rate, and the existence of several anthropogenic threats that are likely to impede their on-going population recovery or cause future population declines"--Context, page [1].

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Pacific Region, issuing body.
Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, issuing body.
Title Population status update for the northern resident killer whale (Orcinus orca) in 2022.
Variant title NRKW population status update in 2022
Series title Science response, 1919-3769 ; 2023/031
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Caption title.
"July 2023."
Issued also in French under title: Mise à jour de l'état de la population d'épaulards résidents du nord (Orcinus orca) en 2022.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 12-13).
Publishing information Nanaimo, BC : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region, Centre for Science Advice, 2023.
©2023
Description 1 online resource (14 pages) : graphs.
ISBN 9780660488936
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-7/2023-031E-PDF
Subject terms Killer whale -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast.
Whale populations -- British Columbia -- Pacific Coast.
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