Approximately 4% of the estimated delphinid abundance represents unknown species, but more than 30% of the
rorqual abundance and 40% of the beaked whale abundance could not be identified to species.
Sightings were clearly dominated by South American fur seals (Arctocephalus australis) (75.4%), followed by sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) (8.2%), with small number of
rorquals and dolphins recorded.
Les
rorquals communs sont relativement abondants dans le Pacifique Nord et en particulier dans le golfe d'Alaska et la mer de Bering, bien qu'ils y aient ete decimes par plusieurs decennies de campagnes baleinieres.
1 Joyful; 2 Rectangle; 3 Methane; 4 Annie; 6 Anarchy; 7 Aside; 8 Tricycle; 9 Waits; 11 Aorta; 12 Rung; 13 Tripe; 14 Athena; 15 Decree absolute; 17 Morello; 21 Caught; 27 Kirsch; 28 Mantelpiece; 29 Teardrop; 31 Images; 33 Deduction; 34 Detectives; 35 Devastated; 37 Cameron; 41 Draught; 43 Tourism; 45 Sleep; 46 Minorca; 49 Ullapool; 50 Chill; 55 Liam; 57 Aversion; 60 Enunciation; 61 Abel; 62 Incinerate; 63 Element; 64 True to life; 68 Throttled; 69 Resumes; 70 Ocean; 72 Mollify; 73 Unsatisfactory; 75 Rayon; 76 Neatest; 78 Sequence; 82 Church; 84 Banker; 91 Aikido; 93 Librarian; 96 Erskine; 97 Hologram; 100
Rorqual; 102 Run riot; 104 Mimosa; 105 Meagre; 106 Pop-up; 108 Ankle; 109 Limit; 111 Doble; 112 Bairn; 114 Gown.
'This is the only known predictable aggregation of these whales in the world and they provide a remarkable opportunity to study oceanic
rorqual whales.
The group of
rorqual whales is passing by, offering tantalising glimpses amid the foam-decked waves.
The smallest of the
rorqual family minkes are the only whales still openly commercially hunted.
We observed a total of 12 dolphin species, three
rorqual species, two ziphiid species, and one Kogia species.
After this `perisher' I was appointed in command of HMS
Rorqual, based in the Far East.
Mesopelagic fish basically eat zooplankton and in turn form the main food of many larger species, such as tuna, mackerel, squid, pinnipeds, and cetaceans, especially some
rorqual whales and many dolphins.