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Table 1. Number of large whales seen in the Gulf of
Maine, Great South Channel Seasonal Management Area, Mandatory Ship Reporting
System area, and proposed Area To Be Avoided: April-July 1999-2005. |
Species
of whale
|
Gulf of
Maine |
Seasonal
Management
Area |
Mandatory Ship
Reporting
System
Area |
Proposed Area
To Be Avoided |
Right |
2,533 |
2,218 |
2,032 |
1,594 |
Humpback |
2,046 |
1,344 |
1,376 |
744 |
Fin |
1,445 |
750 |
762 |
444 |
Total |
6,024 |
4,312 |
4,170 |
2,782 |
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