BLAINVILLE'S BEAKED WHALE (Mesoplodon densirostris)

BODY MASS: 800 kg 1	DEEPEST DIVE: 1408 m (REF 2)
BODY LENGTH: 440 cm 1	LONGEST DIVE: 3444 s (REF 3)

HAWAII (19-20°N - 156°W)

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2002-03: Dive depth: avg= 58.6 ± 35.5, max= 890 m (N= 1 whale) 2002-03: Dive duration: avg= 7.47 ± 2.49 min, max= 1398 s (N= 1 whale) 2002-03: (Mk8, Wildlife Computers, 450g, sampling= 1s, Res. 1m) 2002-03: (+ VHF transmitter, on a suction cup)	REF 1
2002-05: Dive depth: max= 1408 m (N= 4 whales) 2002-05: Dive duration: max= 3244 s (N= 4 whales) 2002-05: (Mk8&9, Wildlife Computers, 250 & 450g, sampling= 1s, Res. 1m) 2002-05: (+ VHF transmitter, on a suction cup)	REF 2

CANARY ISLANDS (28°06'N - 15°24'W)

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2003-04: Dive depth: avg-max= 835 ± 60.9m, max= 1251 m (N=3 whales) 2003-04: Dive duration: avg-max= 47.3 ± 3.6min, max= 3444 s (N=3 whales) 2003-04: (sound+orientation recording tag DTAG, 200x100x30mm)

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REFERENCES

REF 1	Baird RW, McSweeney DJ, Ligon AD, Webster DL (2004) Tagging feasability and diving of Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) and Blainville's beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) in Hawaii. National Marine Fisheries Service Report, AB133F-03-SE-0986, La Jolla, 16 p.
REF 2	Baird RW, Webster DL, McSweeney DJ, Ligon AD, Schorr GS, Barlow J (2006) Diving behaviour of Cuvier's (Ziphius cavirostris) and Blainville's (Mesoplodon densirostris) beaked whales in Hawai'i. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 1120-1128
REF 3	Tyack PL, Johnson M, Soto NA, Sturlese A, Madsen PT (2006) Extreme diving of beaked whales. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 4238-4253

1Females: 1000 kg / 460 cm

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