Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) sightings off the coast of Virginia.
Engelhaupt, D.E., T. Pusser, J.M. Aschettino, A.G. Engelhaupt, M.P. Cotter, M.F. Richlen, J.T. Bell.
Marine Biodiversity Records. 2020.
13:6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-020-00189-y
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- May 27, 2020
We report on two sightings of individual blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) off the coast of Virginia during marine mammal surveys. On 11 April 2018, during a vessel survey off the coast of Virginia, a single blue whale was observed approximately 100 km east-northeast of Virginia Beach. On 10 February 2019, another single blue whale was recorded during an aerial survey approximately 135 km east-southeast of Virginia Beach
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