COSEWIC Status Reports
COSEWIC Status Appraisal Summary on the Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus, Atlantic Population in Canada
The species was considered a single unit and designated Special Concern in April 1983. Split into two populations in May 2002. The Atlantic population was designated Endangered in May 2002. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2012.
File(s)
- HTML version of "COSEWIC Status Appraisal Summary on the Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus in Canada"
- "COSEWIC Status Appraisal Summary on the Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus in Canada" (2013-01-03) (PDF format, 160.11 KB)
Contact Person(s)
COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H3
Tel: 819-938-4125
Fax: 819-938-3984
Send e-mail
Related Species
- Blue Whale (Atlantic population)
Links
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