UNITED STATES

OTHERS


SIGHTING INFORMATION
DATE AND LOCAL TIME__________________________LOCATION_________________
WEATHER CONDITIONS_____________________________________________________
OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS_____________________________________________
SPECIES_______________________________________NUMBER OF ANIMAL(S)______
HEADING OF ANIMAL(S)__________________________SPEED OF ANIMAL(S)_______
(MAGNETIC)                              (KNOTS)
ASSOCIATED ORGANISMS___________________________________________________
TAGS OR UNUSUAL MARKINGS______________________________________________
CHARACTERISTICS OBSERVED WHICH RESULTED IN SPECIES IDENTIFICATION___
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BEHAVIOR OF ANIMAL(S)___________________________________________________
SKETCHES
PHOTOS AVAILABLE YES___NO___
ADDITIONAL REMARKS___________________________________________________
NAME AND ADDRESS OF OBSERVER (SHIP OR A/C)___________________________
CETACEAN DATA RECORD
SPECIES___________________________________SEX___LENGTH_____WEIGHT_____
DATE/TIME STRANDED__________________DATE/TIME DATA COLLECTED________
LOCATION OF COLLECTION________________________________________________
OBSERVER NAME/ADDRESS_________________________________________________
SPECIMEN SENT TO________________________________________________________

Straight line
parallelto
the body axis
Point to point
MEASUREMENTS:
1. Tip of upper jaw to deepest part of fluke notch
2. Tip of upper jaw to center of anus
3. Tip of upper jaw to center of genital slit
4. Tip of lower jaw to end of ventral grooves
5. Tip of upper jaw to center of umbilicus
6. Tip of upper jaw to top of dorsal fin
7. Tip of upper jaw to leading edge of dorsal fin
8a. Tip of upper jaw to anterior insertion of flipper (right)
b. Tip of upper jaw to anterior insertion of flipper (left)
9. Tip of upper jaw to center of blowhole(s)
10. Tip of upper jaw to anterior edge of blowhole(s)
11a. Tip of upper jaw to auditory meatus (right)
b. Tip of upper jaw to auditory meatus (left)
12a. Tip of upper jaw to center of eye (right)
b. Tip of upper jaw to center of eye (left)
13. Tip of upper jaw to angle of gape
14. Tip of upper jaw to apex of melon
15. Rostrum—maximum width
16. Throat grooves—length
17. Projection of lower jaw beyond upper (if reverse, so state)
18. Center of eye to center of eye
19a. Height of eye (right)
b. Height of eye (left)
20a. Length of eye (right)
b. Length of eye (left)
21a. Center of eye to angle of gape (right)
b. Center of eye to angle of gape (left)
22a. Center of eye to external auditory meatus (right)
b. Center of eye to external auditory meatus (left)
23a. Center of eye to center of blowhole (right)
b. Center of eye to center of blowhole (left)
24. Blowhole length
25. Blowhole width
26. Flipper width (right)
27. Flipper width (left)
28a. Flipper length—tip to anterior insertion (right)
b. Flipper length—tip to anterior insertion (left)
29a. Flipper length—tip to axilla (right)
b. Flipper length—tip to axilla (left)
30. Dorsal fin height
31. Dorsal fin base
32. Fluke span
33. Fluke width
34. Fluke depth of notch
35. Notch of flukes to center of anus
36. Notch of flukes to center of genital aperture
37. Notch of flukes to umbilicus
38. Notch of flukes to nearest point on leading edge of flukes
39. Girth at anus
40. Girth at axilla
41. Girth at eye
42. Girth ___ cm in front of notch of flukes
43a. Blubber thickness (middorsal)
b. Blubber thickness (lateral)
c. Blubber thickness (midventral)
44. Width of head at post-orbital process of frontals
45. Tooth counts:
right upper _______
right lower _______
left upper _______
left lower _______
46. Baleen counts:
right upper _______
left upper _______
47. Baleen plates, length longest
48. Baleen plates, no. bristles/cm over 5 cm
49a. Mammary slit length (right)
b. Mammary slit length (left)
50. Genital slit length
51. Anal slit length