National Report on Large Whale Entanglements Confirmed in the United States in 2022

doi:10.25923/9eje-tn22

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National Report on Large Whale Entanglements Confirmed in the United States in 2022

2024

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Corporate Authors:

United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Office of Protected Resources. ; United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Conservation Division.
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; OPR (Office of Protected Resources)
Description:

In 2022, there were 67 confirmed newly entangled large whales documented along the coasts of the United States. Sixty-five cases involved live animals, and two cases involved animals that were dead (floating) when initially reported.
Keywords:

Endangered Species Act Entanglement Entanglement Response Fin Whale Gray Whale Humpback Whale Large Whales Marine Mammal Health Marine Mammal Protection Act Marine Mammals Minke Whale North Atlantic Right Whale Protected Species Rescue Operations Sperm Whale
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/9eje-tn22
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PDF
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Non-series Report
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https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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CC0 Public Domain
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Submitted
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