Commercial Whaling, especially for gray whales, eschrichtius robustus, and humpback whales, megaptera novaeangliae, at California and baja California shore stations in the 19th Century (1854-1899)

Marine Fisheries Review

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-25

  Reeves, Randall R ^a   Smith, Tim D ^b  

^a Okpai Wildlife Associates   (Canada)

^b World Whaling History Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; TIME SERIES; WHALE; WHALING;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

CETACEA; ESCHRICHTIIDAE; ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS; EUBALAENA JAPONICA; MEGAPTERA; MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE;

EID: 78649782904     PISSN: 00901830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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