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Recent trends in the abundance of seasonal gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in the Pacific Northwest, 1996-2020
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2022
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Series: AFSC processed report ; 2022-05
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Description:The following report provides an updated estimate of abundance for Pacific Coast Feeding Group (PCFG) gray whales through 2020 using data derived from the collaborative, multi-year photographic survey of gray whales in the eastern North Pacific. The data time series spans 25 years (1996-2020) and fifteen survey regions along the west coast of North America from Southern California to Kodiak, Alaska. The present analysis focuses on data for animals observed between 1 June and 30 November within one of three nested spatial domains: 1) the PCFG range defined by the International Whaling Commission encompassing coastal areas from northern California to northern British Columbia, Canada, including the western Strait of Juan de Fuca; 2) the region defined in the Makah Waiver Request encompassing coastal areas from southern Oregon to southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, including the western Strait of Juan de Fuca; and 3) the Makah Usual and Accustomed Area encompassing portions of coastal northwestern Washington and the western Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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