Section outline


    • We intend to continue collecting information on beached Sato's beaked whales and collecting specimens to elucidate their distribution, migratory feeding habits, growth, maturity, and morphology.



    • 混獲されたクロツチクジラ

       Sato's beaked whale caught as bycatch in Shibetsu Town on July 20, 2004.

      Photo by Kurasawa Minako

                                                                                  Source: Yamada et al. (2019)

                                                                    

                                                                                  

                           





      漂着した新鮮なクロツチクジラ


      A fresh Sato's beaked whale washed ashore on November 10, 2012 in Sarufutsu Village.

      Photo: Sarufutsu Village Fishery Cooperative Association, Yasushi Shimizu Courtesy                                                                                of Stranding Network Hokkaido

                                                                                  Source: Yamada et al. (2019)