CRD 01-06

Table 5. Frequency of events and non-events, and characteristics of events, by number of whales in the initial sighting. Data from Cape Cod Bay and Stellwagen Bank combined. Mean dur = mean duration (days). Mean RW = mean number of right whales recorded per day during the event. 

Initial sgt n Events Non-
events
Events
Mean dur sd Mean RW sd
1 22 13 9 15.2 17.3 1.4 0.7
2 28 16 12 16.5 23.5 2.6 1.5
3 2 2 0 16.0 4.0 4.1 2.6
4 3 3 0 4.7 1.9 2.8 0.3
5 0 0 0 - - - -
6 2 2 0 15.5 13.5 6.4 1.7
>6 6 6 0 18.3 9.2 10.3 8.1
TOTAL
63
42
21

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