Gray whales occur along the eastern and western margins of the North Pacific. In the western North Pacific (WNP), gray whales feed during summer and fall in the Okhotsk Sea off northeast Sakhalin Island, Russia, and off southeastern Kamchatka in the Bering Sea (Weller et al. 2004; Tyurneva et al. 2010; Burdin et al. 2013; Figure 1).

Nov 26, 2024 · Once common throughout the Northern Hemisphere, gray whales are now only found in the North Pacific Ocean where there are two extant populations in the eastern and western North Pacific. Learn more about gray whales.

Range map of the Western North Pacific Stock of gray whales, including summering areas off Russia and wintering areas in the western and eastern Pacific.

Routes of three western gray whales migrating from Sakhalin Island (SI), Russia, to the eastern North Pacific. Cabo St. Lucas (CSL) and Laguna Ojo de Liebre (OdL) are labeled on the map inset of Baja California, Mexico.

Nov 19, 2024 · The Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) can be found in the Western and Eastern parts of the North Pacific Ocean and can live to be 50-60 years old. The two populations in the Eastern and Western parts of the North Pacific have very different conservation stories even though both had been severely depleted by commercial whaling and are currently ...

Gray whales undertake the longest migration of any mammal, regularly traveling 10,000 miles round-trip and sometimes up to 14,000 miles annually. Geographic range. Western North Pacific (WNP) Stock

Oct 13, 2021 · Interactive tracking map for gray whales 197861, CRC2243 and CRC169.

In the western North Pacific (WNP), gray whales feed during summer and fall in the Okhotsk Sea off northeast Sakhalin Island, Russia, and off southeastern Kamchatka in the Bering Sea (Weller et al. 1999, 2002; Vertyankin et al. 2004; Tyurneva et al. 2010; Burdin et al. 2017; Figure 1).

There are two isolated geographic distributions of gray whales in the North Pacific Ocean: the Eastern North Pacific stock, found along the west coast of North America, and the Western North Pacific or "Korean" stock, found along the coast of eastern Asia.

Mar 30, 2023 · Western North Pacific DPS of Gray Whale 5-Year Review. March 30, 2023. A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species’ status conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate.