(Balaenoptera physalus)
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FIN WHALE (Balaenoptera physalus) |
| BODY MASS: 120 tons | DEEPEST DIVE: 598 m (REF 1) |
| BODY LENGTH: 2600 cm | LONGEST DIVE: 1212 s (REF 3) |
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| LIGURIAN SEA (43°17'N - 7°30'E) |  |
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2002: Dive depth: avg= 33.6 ± 27.7 m (N= 1 whale) 2002: Dive depth: avg= 449 ± 22.5 m, max= 470(598)m (N=1 whale) 2002: Maximum depth limited by range of logger (estimation given between brackets) 2002: (Mk6, Wildlife Computers, 200mm long, 375g, sampling= 2s, Acc. ±2m) |
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| TANNER-CORTEZ BANKS (32°30'N - 119°10'W) |  |
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2003: Dive depth: avg-max= 248 ± 18 m (N= 7 whales) 2003: Dive duration: avg= 7.0 ± 1.0 min, max= 452 s (N=7 whales) 2003: (digital tag, Greeneridge Sciences, with depth gauge, sampling= 1s) |
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| LONG ISLAND (41°04'N - 71°51'W) | |
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1981-87: Dive duration: avg= 173.5 ± 1.7s, max= 1212 s (N=5354 dives) 1981-87: (observation from whale-watching boats + timer) |
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1983-86: Dive duration with boats: avg= 173 ± 10.1s (N=251 dives) 1983-86: Dive duration without boats: avg= 201 ± 5.4s (N=1259 dives) 1981-87: (Observation from a light house + stopwatch or pocket computers) |
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| MONTEREY BAY (35°34'N - 122°00'W) | |
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| CHANNEL ISLANDS (34°00'N - 120°30'W) | |
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BAHIA LA PAZ (24°30'N - 110°30'W) BAHIA DE LORETO (25°02'N - 111°09'W) |
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1995-99: Dive depth: gd-avg= 84.2 ± 23.4m, max= 316 m (N=15 whales) 1995-99: Dive duration: gd-avg= 5.5 ± 1.5min, max= 1014s (N=15 whales) 1995-99: (Mk5, Wildlife Computers) |
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1995-96: 2-lunge dive depth: avg= 102 ± 40.8 m (N=8 whales) 1995-96: 3-lunge dive depth: avg= 113.3 ± 36 m (N=8 whales) 1995-96: 4-lunge dive depth: avg= 109.8 ± 34.6 m (N=8 whales) 1995-96: (Mk5, Wildlife Computers, sampling= 1s) |
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