[MARINE_BIOLOGY_INTERNATIONAL] Re: Returned from a cruise through Alaska's Inside Passage .. Dall's Dolphins

You are totally correct Cathy. Those are not Dall's Porpoises but as you noted, Pacific White-sided Dolphins "Lagenorhynchus obliquidens". Excellent eye! Gregg

--- In MARINE_BIOLOGY_INTERNATIONAL@yahoogroups.com, Cathy <whalelover73@...> wrote:
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> Thanks I have looked through them before. He does have a nice collection. I was just noting that the Dall's porpoise Dave saw on his trip were pacific white-sided dolphins.
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> On Dec 25, 2011, at 2:03 AM, "Dr. Paul Simmons" <aendeavor@...> wrote:
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> > Cathy:
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> > Access Dr. Mann's site "OCEAN TREASURES" Memorial Library:
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> > http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/OCEAN_TREASURES_Memorial_Library/?yguid=374428845
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> > He has some wonderful photos of Dall's along with a ton of other species. Happy Holidays to all!
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> > Paul
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> > --- In MARINE_BIOLOGY_INTERNATIONAL@yahoogroups.com, Cathy Bacon <whalelover73@> wrote:
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> > > Hi Dave,
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> > > Could you possibly send me that pictureÃ‚ of the Dall's porpoise?
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> > > I am not quite sure that is what they are.
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> > > Thanks
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> > > Cathy Bacon
> > > Marine Mammal Research Assistant/Marine Biologist
> > > Smultea Environmental Sciences, LLC (SES)
> > > www.smultea.comÃ‚
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> > > From: fanihiman95376 <dgardner1@>
> > > To: MARINE_BIOLOGY_INTERNATIONAL@yahoogroups.com
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2011 6:29 PM
> > > Subject: [MARINE_BIOLOGY_INTERNATIONAL] Returned from a cruise through Alaska's Inside Passage .. Dall's Dolphins
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> > > A few months ago, my wife and I returned from a cruise to Juneau, Alaska and back down through Ketchikan, Victoria B.C., and Seattle. Several times during the trip, our ship was escorted by large pods of Dall's dolphins. Their coloration looks remotely similar to that of the larger orca, but is more grey rather than the distinct black and white of the larger animals.
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> > > This was my first experience with cold-water dolphins (previous experience had been with Pacific dolphins around the islands of Guam, Hawaii, and Palau and the rest of the islands of Micronesia).
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> > > I've added photos of some of the pods (and individuals) (http://www.squidoo.com/odontoceti) to my oceans and marine biology site (http://www.squidoo.com/oceans_and_marine_biology).
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> > > Because our ship encountered an Alaskan "hurricane"--gale-force winds and high-seas--we had to make some drastic itinerary changes and stayed off the water whenever we made port. Otherwise, we would have had more chances to see grey whales and orca. Some on our ship said they briefly saw some grey whales, but because it was raining and getting dark out, the rest of us didn't get a glimpse of them.
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> > > We're now back in the San Francisco bay area... and I'm hoping to make some runs to the coast near Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Pebble Beach to enjoy more oceanside nature.
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> > > Happy Holidays!
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> > > Dave Gardner
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