Marine Mammals of the US North Pacific & Arctic
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Resident Killer Whale Blue Whale Orcinus orca subsp. Balaenoptera musculus
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Bigg’s (transient) Killer Whale Orcinus orca subsp. Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus Beluga or White Whale Delphinapterus leucas
Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus adult female North Pacific Right Whale adult male Eubalaena japonica
Baird’s Beaked Whale Berardius bairdii Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Bowhead Whale Balaena mysticetus Cuvier’s Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris
adult male Gray Whale Humpback Whale Eschrichtius robustus Megaptera novaeangliae adult female
180º 160ºW 140ºW calf ARCTIC OCEAN Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Stejneger’s Beaked Whale Beaufort Mesoplodon stejnegeri Sea In 1972, Congress enacted the NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are Chukchi 70ºN the lead federal agencies for enforcing this law to protect Design and illustrations: Uko Gorter (www.ukogorter.com) Sea MMPA, establishing a national Arctic Circle marine mammals. The MMPA protects all whales, dolphins, Alaska policy to help prevent the seals, sea lions, porpoises, manatees, polar bears, otters, NOAA Fisheries extinction or depletion of and walruses from human-induced harm. In the United Alaska Region States, NOAA Fisheries works with scientists, industry, and 60ºN 907-586-7221 Bering Sea Gulf of marine mammal populations conservation groups to develop measures that help to protect Alaska Alaska Fisheries Science Center from human activities. marine mammals from entanglement, ship strike, and other 206-526-4000 PACIFIC OCEAN activities that might cause these animals harm. TO REPORT STRANDED, ENTANGLED, INJURED, OR DEAD MARINE MAMMALS, CALL: NOAA FISHERIES 1-877-925-7773; ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER 1-888-774-7325 (SEAL); U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE 1-800-362-5148 Marine Mammals of the US North Pacific & Arctic You can help protect marine animals! Admire from a distance adult male Adhere to local guidelines or regulations for boating, fishing, and whale watching. Keep your distance! Remain at least 100 yards from marine adult female Northern Elephant Seal Dall’s Porpoise Mirounga angustirostris adult male mammals in the water and on land. Phocoenoides dalli calf Support companies that commit to using best practices and protecting the oceans. adult female Marine mammals are wild animals - don’t feed or touch them. Harbor Porpoise pup National Wildlife Viewing Guidelines Phocoena phocoena adult variation
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/education/viewing.htm Harbor Seal Whale SENSE program: www.whalesense.org Pacific White-sided Dolphin Phoca vitulina Lagenorhynchus obliquidens pup Report a crime adult male It is illegal to harm, harass, or capture a marine mammal, to adult variation collect marine mammal parts, or to attempt to do any of these Ribbon Seal adult female things - with limited exceptions. Histriophoca fasciata Report suspected violations to the NOAA Enforcement Hotline pup newborn pup at 1-800-853-1964 adult male Spotted or Largha Seal adult female Phoca largha weaned pup pup Report strandings, entanglements, and ship strikes Steller or Northern Sea Lion Keep your distance and never attempt to touch or interact with Eumetopias jubatus animals on the beach. Report sick or injured animals by calling a stranding hotline so adult male adult variation Bearded Seal trained staff can respond to the situation: Erignathus barbatus NOAA Fisheries 1-877-925-7773 adult male Ringed Seal Alaska SeaLife Center 1-888-774-7325 (SEAL) Pusa hispida pup adult female pup Northern Fur Seal adult variation U.S. Fish and Wildlife 1-800-362-5148 Callorhinus ursinus Be an ocean steward pup Recycle, reuse, dispose of garbage properly, and don’t release California Sea Lion balloons into the air. This will help prevent marine debris and Zalophus californianus keep the oceans clean and healthy. Cut all packing bands and netting that could entangle marine life. Sea Otter Report derelict fishing gear. adult male Enhydra lutris
Tell your families and friends what they can do to help protect Walrus Polar Bear Ursus maritimus marine mammals! Odobenus rosmarus Learn more 5 METER 0 10 FEET www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov Design and illustrations: Uko Gorter (www.ukogorter.com) www.afsc.noaa.gov adult female www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/protectedresources/
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/mmpa calf www.fws.gov/alaska/fisheries/mmm/strandings.htm TO REPORT STRANDED, ENTANGLED, INJURED, OR DEAD MARINE MAMMALS, CALL: NOAA FISHERIES 1-877-925-7773; ALASKA SEALIFE CENTER 1-888-774-7325 (SEAL); U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE 1-800-362-5148