CRD 0604 Table 5

Table 5. Confirmed human-caused mortality and serious injury records of North Atlantic fin whales, 2000-2004.

Date	Report Type	Sex, age, ID length	Location	Assigned Cause: P=primary, S=secondary		Notes / Observations
Date	Report Type	Sex, age, ID length	Location	Ship strike	Entang./ Fsh. inter	Notes / Observations
12/11/00	mortality	10.9m female	New York harbor	P		Hemorrhage and fractured bones on right side
1/2/01	mortality	18.1m female	New York harbor	P		Dorsal abrasion marks, hematoma
2/1/01	mortality	14.5m female	Port Elizabeth, NJ	P		Fresh carcass hung on ship’s bow
9/19/01	mortality	10.7m unknown	off Bermuda		P	Extensive fresh entanglement marks; no gear recovered
7/28/02	mortality	unknown	Georges Bank		P	Heavy line seen on tail stock, appeared embedded; no gear recovered
2/12/04	serious injury	unknown	Pea Island, NC		P	Entangled whale noticeably emaciated; no gear recovered
2/25/04	mortality	16.3m female	Port Elizabeth, NJ	P		Displaced vertebrae, ruptured aorta
6/30/04	mortality	12m est. unknown	Georges Bank		P	Fresh dead; heavy line constricting mid-section; no gear recovered
9/26/04	mortality	15m est. unknown	St. Johns, NB	P		Fresh carcass caught on bow of ship
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(Modified Jun. 13 2008)