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The primary goal of these surveys was sighting, photographing, and collecting biopsy samples from Cuvier’s beaked whales and fin whales. We had six sea turtle sightings and 185 sightings of marine mammals, including 20 sightings of an estimated 56 Cuvier’s beaked whales. We collected 41 biopsy samples, including seven from Cuvier’s beaked whales.