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Sea Shepherd ship
The expedition, led by the renowned beaked whale researcher
Dr. Gustavo Cárdenas Hinojosa (National Commission for Nature Reserves, Marine Mammal Research), Dr. Jay Barlow and
Dr. Elizabeth Henderson, director of the NIWC PAC’s Whale Acoustic Reconnaissance Program in collaboration with
Sea Shepherd’s research division, set out to investigate a species of a beaked whale that could be the cause of a previously unidentified acoustic signal previously recorded in the area.
Scientists and the Sea Shepherd crew took photos and video recordings of the animals and used a special underwater microphone to record the acoustic signals from the whales.
Possibly a new species of beaked whale. Image credit: Simon Ager / Sea Shepherd.
A team of researchers on board Sea Shepherd vessel Martin Sheen aimed to study the cetaceans present in the waters surrounding San Benito Islands, a group of three remote islands located approximately 483 km (300 miles) from the U.S. border.
The scientists set forth to identify a beaked whale species associated with an unidentified acoustic signal previously recorded in the area.
On November 17, 2020, they observed three beaked whales about 161 km (100 miles) north of San Benito Islands.
They captured photographs and video recordings of the animals and deployed a specialized underwater microphone to record the acoustic signals emitted by the whales.