ACS/LA GRAY WHALE CENSUS AND BEHAVIOR PROJECT


As of 7-Feb 2010

Southbound Today ---------------- 4
Northbound Today ---------------- 0
Total Whales Today -------------- 4
Southbound Calves Today --------- 0
Northbound Calves Today --------- 0


Season to Date (since 1 Dec 2009)

Southbound -------------------- 230
Northbound --------------------- 12
Total ------------------------- 242
Calves South ------------------- 17
Calves North -------------------- 0

Message from the observers: Three of our gray whales came by between 3pm and 4pm. Our last whale was a small whale that we found in the nearshore kelp just before it left our field of view. We spotted bottlenose dolphin that swam in a circle just above the kelpline.



Fo more information please contact the Census director, Alisa Schulman-Janiger (email: janiger@bcf.usc.edu)

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