CRD 08-04

Table 2. Summary of large whale events not resulting in serious injury or mortality, and events lacking sufficient evidence for determination, 2002 ‑2006

Species
Western North Atlantic right whale
Northwest Atlantic humpback whale
Western North Atlantic fin whale
Nova Scotian sei whale
Western North Atlantic blue whale
Canadian East Coast minke whale
Western North Atlantic Brydes whale
Uniden-
tified fin/sei whale
Uniden-
tified balaen-
opterid
Uniden-
tified whale spp.
TOTALS
Confirmed mortalities, NOT SS or EN 1
5%
4
4%
3
8%
2
29%
0 6
7%
1
50%
0 0 0 17
5%
Confirmed mortalities, IIFD* 7
33%
84
83%
27
71%
3
43%
0 68
80%
0 8
100%
14
100%
38
100%
249
79%
Confirmed entanglement events, NOT SI/MT** 15
60%
49
64%
3
38%
0 0 11
41%
0 0 0 0 78
54%
Confirmed entanglement events, IIFD* 3
12%
11
14%
2
25%
0 1
100%
1
4%
0 1
100%
1
100%
3
100%
23
16%
Confirmed ship strike events, NOT SI/MT 4
25%
3
33%
1
13%
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
25%
9
21%
Confirmed ship strike events, IIFD* 1
6%
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
50%
3
7%
* IIFD = insufficient information for determination.
** Includes cases where animal was disentangled or shed gear.

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