Distribution and Demographics of Marine Mammals in SOCAL Through Photo-identification, Genetics, and Satellite Telemetry

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This report summarizes data collected during small-vessel surveys for cetaceans in the Southern California Bight (SCB), with a focus on the Southern California Offshore Range Complex (SCORE), from June 2010–January 2014. Detailed annual progress reports were prepared after each survey year through 2013 and are available online through the Naval Postgraduate School. This final report emphasizes analyses that combine data across study years, particularly with respect to two focal species: Cuvier’s beaked (Ziphius cavirostris, Zc) and fin (Balaenoptera physalus, Bp) whales.