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Abundance estimates of cetaceans from the 2018 Pacific region international survey of marine megafauna / T. Doniol-Valcroze, L. Nichol, B. Wright, E. Stredulinsky, L. Spaven and R. Abernethy.: Fs70-5/2024-043E-PDF

"Several marine mammal species on the west coast of Canada are reported as bycatch in fisheries. A provision of the United States (US) Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires Canada, as an exporter of fish products, to provide population estimates and rates of incidental mortality from fisheries operations. However, abundance estimates in Canadian Pacific waters are lacking for most cetacean species, especially for the offshore areas, or are too old to meet MMPA requirements. The objectives of the Pacific Region International Survey of Marine Megafauna (PRISMM) were to provide recent abundance estimates and distribution data for large marine species in inshore and offshore waters of the Canadian Pacific"--Abstract, page iv.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Pacific Region, issuing body.
  • Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, issuing body.
TitleAbundance estimates of cetaceans from the 2018 Pacific region international survey of marine megafauna / T. Doniol-Valcroze, L. Nichol, B. Wright, E. Stredulinsky, L. Spaven and R. Abernethy.
Series title
  • Research document, 1919-5044 ; 2024/043
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Cover title.
  • "June 2024."
  • Issued also in French under title: Estimations de l'abondance des cétacés provenant du relevé international de la mégafaune marine dans la région du Pacifique de 2018.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 14-17).
Publishing information
  • Ottawa ON : Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS), 2024.
  • ©2024
Author / Contributor
  • Doniol-Valcroze, Thomas, 1976- author.
Description1 online resource (iv, 34 pages) : maps, graphs.
ISBN9780660721767
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-5/2024-043E-PDF
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