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CETACEAN STRANDINGS REPORTED TO THE CALIFORNIA
MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING NETWORK (1998)
Species                           No. Occurrences
Common Dolphin                           35      
Gray Whale                               30      
Harbor Porpoise                          37      
Unidentified Dolphin                     12      
Pygmy Sperm Whale                         6      
Pacific White-sided Dolphin               5      
Bottlenose Dolphin                        4      
Risso's Dolphin                           3      
Cuvier's Beaked Whale                     2      
Striped Dolphin                           2      
Humpback Whale                            2      
Unidentified Whale                        2      
Dall's Porpoise                           2      
Peruvian Beaked Whale                     1      
Northern Right Whale Dolphin              1      
Minke Whale                               1      
Fin Whale                                 1      
Rough-toothed Dolphin                     1      
Total                                   147      

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