. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Figure 2. Nowlien- arc whales more singlemindeci-ol-purpose than south- ward migrating gray whales. In December through February, as singles and in groups of up to 18 individuals, they annually parade through the SCB en route to the lagoons ot Ba)a California and mainland Mexico. A ma|or whale watching industry capitalizes on this highly predictable behavior ! Photo of Santa Barbara by P. C. Howorth.J. FlGURt ,. ihi;i,uiiiggra) whales pass through areas ol natural oil seeps > top, as well as near oil rigs and o
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. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Figure 2. Nowlien- arc whales more singlemindeci-ol-purpose than south- ward migrating gray whales. In December through February, as singles and in groups of up to 18 individuals, they annually parade through the SCB en route to the lagoons ot Ba)a California and mainland Mexico. A ma|or whale watching industry capitalizes on this highly predictable behavior ! Photo of Santa Barbara by P. C. Howorth.J. FlGURt , . ihi;i, uiiiggra) whales pass through areas ol natural oil seeps > top, as well as near oil rigs and other related facilities (bottom). Recent studies indicate that oil on the sea surface and industrial noise from oil exploration and development have significant though shortlned effects on gray whale behavior (Photos off Anacapa Island. 20 January 198s. by S. Leatherwood, (bottom); and off Coal Oil Point, January 1981, by B. S. Stewart; (top).). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Leatherwood, Stephen; Stewart, Brent S; Folkens, Pieter A; Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (Calif. ); United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. [Santa Barbara, Calif. ] : National Marine Sanctuary Program