Baleen whales Cetacean bycatch



north atlantic right whale mother , calf.


baleen whales, mysticeti, taken in gill-nets , in fisheries use vertical lines mark traps , pots. large cetaceans such humpback , right whales may carry off gear after entanglement. explains large scars borne whales along u.s. atlantic coast. analyses show 50-70% of gulf of maine humpback whales, megaptera novaeangliae, , north atlantic right whale, eubalaena glacialis, have been entangled @ least once in lifetime. north atlantic right whale 1 of endangered large cetaceans , 300-350 individuals remain. minke whales, balaenoptera acutorostrata, @ risk.








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