Status Report On The Northern Bottlenose Whale Gully Population Hyperoodon Ampullatus In Canada PDF Download

Assesses the conservation status of a population of bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus, that resides year round at the entrance of a prominent submarine canyon on the edge of the Scotian Shelf east of Sable Island. Information is included on the whale's geographic distribution, population size and trends, protection status, habitat, factors limiting the whale population size and distribution, and the special significance of the species for Canada. Concludes with discussion of the current consensus regarding the status of the species and a proposed designation of the species as vulnerable, with the rationale for such a status.