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MARINE MAMMAL OBSERVATIONS - EAC 22
25 August - 5 September 1967
GRID
Identification # Latitude Longitude Time Date Remarks
Dall Porpoise 2 34°57' N 121°27' W 0635 26 Riding Bow
Right Whale Dolphin 150+ 34°59' N 122°17' W 1115 26 Chased (tugs)
Right Whale Dolphin 50+ 34°58' N 122°2' W 1230 26 Same as above ?
Chased briefly
Seal sp. 1 34°56' N 122°45' W 1450 26 NE Eared, DK BR, 5'-6' long
Whale 1 34°54' N 123°07' W 1705 26 Humpy-Rel #2 "icecream cone"-
20' showed flukes and
lots of back, a good splash too.
Close, 1/3 mi. but only glimpsed.
Delphinus 75 34°53' N 123°16' W 1745 26 Chased into sun for 5 min. -
did not follow ship; high
Dorsal, some appeared to
have white in dorsal; others ?
Orcinus orca 25+ 34°53' N 123°19' W 1815 26 2 "pure" albino, 1 [2?] mottled
albino
Porpoise 25+ 34°53' N 123° 19' W 1815 26 Delphinus ? With killers
Porpoise 20+ 34°53' N 123°31' W 1932 26 Dall or Delphinus not chased.
"Throwing themselves bodily
thru the H2O."
Delphinus 50+ 34°20' N 126°27' W 1320 27 1 σ collected
Porpoise sp. 15+ 34°12' N 126°18' W 1500 27 Glimpsed astern, half twists,
may be Delphinus, not chased
Delphinus ? 50+ 34°12' N 125°55' W 1705 27 4 mi. to port Delphinus-acting;
not chased
Sperm Whale 1 34°12' N 125°36' W 1857 27 1 animal, many blows
Baleen Whale 1+ 34°14' N 123°25' W 0658 28 W; far to port/Sput seen
e. 4-5 mi. off stbd beam
Whale sp. 1 34°14' N 123°26' W 0705 28 Delphinus ? Not chased; high
gorsal-type with much splashing;
running hard
Porpoise 30+ 34°14' N 123°05'W 0907 28
Seal sp. 1 34°13' N 122°57' W 0953 28 Head out of H2O