Specifically, the most recent population estimate from abundance counts in 2006/2007 was approximately 19,000 whales, with a high probability (88%) that the population is at “optimum sustainable population” size, as defined by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. From January through May we actively spot California Gray Whales. These 30- to 40-ton mammals migrate each year from Arctic feeding areas … The gray whale population has grown recently to number about 27,000. Approximately 70 gray whale strandings have been counted in California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska as of May 31, 2019 – the highest numbers since 2000, when the Pacific gray whale population faced another UME.

PUBLISHED: May 31, 2019 at 11:56 ... Another theory is that the West Coast gray whale population — which has grown to more than 27,000 animals in recent decades after whale … In the late 1990s, the population was as … Three Southern Resident killer whales are presumed dead, according to the Center for Whale Research, bringing the total number of orcas in the “extremely endangered” population down to 73. This Eastern North Pacific (ENP) gray whale population is now estimated at 27,000 individuals (Calambokidis in: Paris 2019) and it has been suggested that this population is currently at its carrying capacity(K), which is estimated to be between 19,830 and 28,470 individuals (Wade and Perryman, 2002). The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus),[1] also known as the grey whale,[4] gray back whale, Pacific gray whale, or California gray whale,[5] is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. January 29, 2019; Year-round we can spot Humpback Whales, Finback Whales, Minke Whales and a variety of dolphin. This indicates that the California Gray Whale population is no longer depleted. The gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) is the official California marine mammal. At least 81 gray whale corpses have washed ashore in California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska since Jan. 1. These whales are a group known as the ‘Sounders’ who divert from their Mexico-Alaska migration to come into Puget Sound and feed on ghost shrimp. Population (Abundance) Estimates Estimates of current population size, known as abundance estimates, are derived from a combination of fieldwork and computer modelling. The population of gray whales overall has been quite healthy in recent years. This year, the number born is lower. [6] Since January 1, 2019, elevated gray whale strandings have occurred along the west coast of North America from Mexico through Alaska. The global grey wolf population is estimated to be 300,000. In 2016, the count was about 27,000 individuals, Weller said. They can grow to 50 feet long, weigh 70,000 pounds and live 70 years. A population of humpback whales in the South Atlantic has rebounded from the brink of extinction.. Census Project Director/Coordinator: Alisa Schulman-Janiger Email: janiger@cox.net For daily sighting details, please visit: www.acs-la.org More humpback and blue whale sightings highlighted our 2018/2019 ACS/LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project, but many skinny grays and low calf counts were very concerning.