Subject: blue whale - where to report sightings
Dagmar Fertl (dagmar_fertl@hotmail.com)
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 05:26:21 PDT
HI Dagmar- We are a commercial fishing family on the Oregon Coast- where do
we report an unusual blue whale sighting? The fisherman in the family often
records info that would be of interest to some researcher somewhere, but we
don't know where to send it. Thanks
Nancy
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Hi Nancy,
I would suggest that you contact the Marine Science Center at Oregon State
University. Dr. Bruce Mate is the head marine mammal person there. In fact,
he's been involved with tagging blue whales with satellite transmitters to
track their movements. Dr. Mate also has a graduate student - Daniel
Palacios - who I believe is studying blue whales in the Pacific. The number
for Dr. Mate is: 503-867-0202.
Thanks for asking this important question and being interested in sharing
your sighting information!
Dagmar
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