Marine mammal stranding patterns provide clues for identifying anomalies along the coastline of California’s Santa Barbara and Ventura counties

Chivers, Susan J.; Greenman, Justin T.

doi:10.25923/hx8m-qw10

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Marine mammal stranding patterns provide clues for identifying anomalies along the coastline of California’s Santa Barbara and Ventura counties

2022
By Chivers, Susan J. ; Greenman, Justin T.
Series: NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC 673

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Personal Author:

Chivers, Susan J. ; Greenman, Justin T.
Corporate Authors:

Southwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) ; WCR (West Coast Region)
Description:

Stranded marine mammals have provided essential information about the taxonomy, ecology and biology of many species. In recent decades, stranding response activities have focused on collecting more detailed biological data to further that knowledge as well as to document the diseases and anthropogenic activities impacting them. This effort provides the basis for a relatively low cost, bio-surveillance program. Characterizing regionally specific spatiotemporal stranding patterns is an essential first step to identifying future changes in patterns or anomalous stranding events.
Keywords:

California Coast Marine Mammal And Turtle Division Marine Mammals Southwest Fisheries Science Center Stranding
Series:

NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC 673
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/hx8m-qw10
Document Type:

Technical Memorandum
Place as Subject:

Santa Barbara County (Calif.) ; Ventura County (Calif.)
Rights Information:

Public Domain
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Submitted
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urn:sha256:598591a2332ae015cfe0e04b4740145f51f21b599983f78fc13239769f6b64ff
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/47720/noaa_47720_DS1.pdf
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