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Since starting this project in February 2007 I have collected over 300 individual fluke ids of North Atlantic humpback whales. 2007 netted just a handful of ids, 2008 gave about 70s, and this year I have obtained over 200 fluke ids. Most of these fluke ids were made in Bermuda although I have made some on the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic and some on the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, and some from Witless Bay and Trinity in Newfoundland.
Of these 300+ individual fluke ids, we have made some 56 matches. The matches are listed below, thanks to Camilla Stringer. On her original table of matches we do have the fluke id photos as well but the document is too large to go onto this page, so you'll just have to do with the list of matches and then refer to the 'Identifying our humpbacks>Fluke ID Gallery' on the menu to the left. This online fluke catalogue will be updated wtih the latest fluke ids as soon as we get time.
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Bermuda Humpback Whale Film & Research
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Matched to – Allied Whale
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Date & Location
(year, month, day)
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Matched - other sources etc
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1
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0002 1 bd 2007 04 21 as
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HWC #1135
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1978 – Newfoundland, Prof. Hal Whitehead
2007 04 21 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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2
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0006 1 bd 2007 04 21 as
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HWC#6002
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1977 04 24 - Bermuda - Cohen/Conrad (COA)
1980 08 18 - Trinity Bay - M Moore
1980 08 20 - Trinty Bay - M Williamson
2001 07 - Witless Bay - D Snow (Wildland Tours)
2007 04 21 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Nicole Reed
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3
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0010 1 bd 2007 03 31 as
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HWC #1061
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1978 07 02 - off Baie de Verde Harbour, Newfoundland, Prof. H. Whitehead
1979 08 - Salvage, Newfoundland, Prof. H Whitehead
1985 03 - Silver Bank, West Indies, ORES
1992 07 - Witless Bay, Newfoundland, MUN
1993 01 - Silver Bank, West Indies CCS
1993 07 - Witless Bay, Newfoundland MUN
2002 08 - off Sweet Bay Reach, Newfoundland Y1462, Reg Kempen
2007 03 31 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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Y1462
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4
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0012 1 bd 2007 03 31 as
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HWC #8344
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2002 - on the Scotian Shelf, Banquereau Bank off the northeast side of Nova Scotia.
2007 03 31 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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5
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0016 1 bd 2007 04 21 as
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HWC #5346
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1985 02 - Silver Bank, K. Balcomb
1989 01 - Samana Bay Center for Coastal Studies
1993 02 - Silver Bank, Center for Coastal Studies - YoNAH
2006 08 - St. Pierre & Miquelon, Roger Etcheberry
2007 04 21 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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6
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0017 1 bd 2007 04 26 as
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HWC #0789 Bandit
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2007 04 26 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Dr Robbins
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7
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0023 1 dr 2008 01 30 as
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2005 07 01- -Bay Bulls NFLD. 47°15'N-52°50'W, P. Boez
2008 01 30 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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tn0024
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8
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0027 1 bd 2008 03 11 as
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HWC #3186
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1980 – Newfoundland
1981 – Silverbank, D.R.
2008 03 11 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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9
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0030 1 bd 2008 03 27 as
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Lapel
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2008 03 27 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Dr Robbins
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10
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0035 1 bd 2008 04 06 as
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HWC#3558
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1982 - Red Bay, Labrador, Canada
1986 - British Virgin Islands, West Indies
2002 - St. Anthony, across the Strait of Belle Isle from Red Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Tn 0014)
2008 04 06 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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tn0014
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11
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0036 1 bd 2008 04 06 as
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HCW #2242
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1982 – Puerto Rico
1989 – Samana Bay D.R.
2005 – Witless Bay NFD
2008 04 06 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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12
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0037 2 bd 2008 04 11 as
0038 1 bd 2008 04 11 as
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HWC #0456 Duo
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2008 04 11 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Dr Robbins
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13
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0039 1 bd 2008 04 11 as
Harry Potter
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HCW #1517
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1979 06 25 – Newfoundland, Memorial University, NFL
1982 08 13 - Labrador, Memorial University NFL
1983 02 12 - Silver Bank, Ken Balcomb, ORES
1983 08 13 – Labrador, Memorial University NFL
29 Jul 1991 07 29 - Witless Bay, NFL, Memorial University
2001 07 - Witless Bay, Wildland Tours.
2006 04 02 – Bermuda, north tip of Challenger at approx 32 Deg 07.8’N 65 Deg 02.2’W, Mark Outerbridge,
2008 04 11 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 03 29 – Bermuda, Lindsay Smith - Explorer
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Mark Outerbridge
Lindsay Smith
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14
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0040 2 bd 2008 04 11 as
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H 568
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2004 northern Gulf of St Lawrence #H568
2008 04 11 - Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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15
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0041 1 bd 2008 04 11 as
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HWC#7350
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2008 04 11 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2008 04 12 – Bermuda, Michael Smith
Matched by Peter Stevick & Judie Allen
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0041 5 bd 2008 04 12 ms
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0043 1 bd 2008 04 11 ms
(also known as 0118)
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HCW #8363
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2002 08 - Banquereau Bank, Northeast Fisheries Science Center - survey. Seen on two consecutive days. This Scotian Shelf habitat is not well known. It lies part way between important feeding areas in the Gulf of Maine and Newfoundland.
2008 04 11 - Bermuda, Michael Smith
2009 04 19 – Bermuda, Camilla Stringer
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2009 04 19 cs
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17
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0046 1 bd 2008 04 20 kw
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HCW #8379
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2003 - Emerald Bank, Scotian Shelf, Nova Scotia, Canada. NOAA Fisheries survey.
2008 04 20 – Bermuda, Kelly Winfield
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0047 1 bd 2008 04 20 as
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HCW #2943
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1984 - Silver Bank, DR, West Indies
2003 - Trinity, Newfoundland
2008 04 20 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 05 – Sally Tucker, Bermuda, Richard Lee
2009 04 05 – South Shore, Bermuda, Henri Roth
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Richard Lee 2009 04 05
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19
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0052 1 bd 2008 04 21 as
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HWC#0225 Navajo
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1980 05 17 - Chatham Massachusetts - CETAP
1980 09 04 - Chatham Massachusetts - ORES
1981 07 - Stellwagen Bank - PCCS
1981 08 - Stellwagen Bank - WCNE
1982 02 04- Puerto Rico - D Matilla
1987 06 21 - Great South Channel - PCCS
1990 08 14 Great South Channel - ACRC
1995 04 13 - Bermuda - Stone/Stevick COA
2008 04 21 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Nicole Reed
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20
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0069 1 ns 2007 08 20 as
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Buckle
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Buckle is Flash’s 2007 calf
2007 08 20 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009
Matched by Dr Robbins
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21
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0071 1 ns 2007 08 21 as
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HWC#0211 Patches
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2007 08 21 – ns, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Dr Robbins
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22
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0072 1 ns 2007 08 21 as
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HWC#0374 Vector
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2007 08 21 – ns, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Dr Robbins
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23
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0073 4 nf 2008 08 01 as trinity
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Y2511
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1993 - Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Dr Peter Stevick, YoNAH.
2008 08 01 - Trinity, Newfoundland, Andrew Stevenson
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0090 1 nf 2008 lf twillingate
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HCW #3209
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1981 08 - Cape Bluff, Lab, J. Perkins
1985 04 – Bermuda, College of the Atlantic
1994 06 - Placentia Bay, NFL, Memorial University
2008 – Twillingate, NFL, Lance Furbert
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25
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0101 1 bd 2009 01 29 kw
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Limbo
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2009 01 29 – Bermuda, Kelly Winfield
Matched by Dr Robbins
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26
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0103 1 bd 2008 03 27 rs
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HWC#8244 Nike
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2008 03 27 – Bermuda, Ruth Stringer
Matched by Dr Robbins
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27
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0104 1 bd 2008 03 27 rs
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HCW #2527
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1977 - Virgin Bank, K. Balcomb
1986 - Bermuda, ORES
1992 - Silver Bank, YoNAH
1993 - Silver Bank YoNAH
2008 03 27 – Bermuda, Ruth Stringer
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28
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0110 2 bd 2008 04 12 ms
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HCW #3685
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1990 07 14 -Witless Bay, Newfoundland
1992 04 - southern Gulf of Maine, by Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
1992 07 24 - St Mary's Bay, Newfoundland , YoNAH
1992 09 04 -Strait of Belle Isle,YoNAH
2008 04 12 – Bermuda, Michael Smith
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0119 1 bd 2008 03 29 tg
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HCW #2796
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1983 - Silver Bank, D.R., Ken Balcomb.
2008 03 29 - Southwest Breaker, Bermuda, Terrilyn Griffiths on Looking Glass
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30
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0123 1 bd 2008 04 23 cs
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HCW #0182 Icepick
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1979 08 06 - Off Chatham, Massachusetts, CETAP
1980 - Stellwagen Bank, Gulf of Maine, ORES
1985 - The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
1989 - The Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
2008 04 23 - Bermuda, Camilla Stringer
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Dawn Allen onboard Explorer
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31
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0145 2 bd 2009 03 12 ms
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Y2311
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1993 early Feb and early March - Silver Bank, CCS/YoNAH, seen three times
2009 03 12 – Bermuda, Michael Smith
matched by Dr Peter Stevick
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32
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0146 1 bd 2009 03 12 as
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NAHWC#8732 - Pogo.
Photo and more detailed info to follow from Dr Peter Stevick.
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2002- Gulf of Maine
2006- Gulf of Maine
2007- Gulf of Maine
2008 - Gulf of Maine
2009 03 12 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson, Kelly Winfield
Matched by Judy Allen
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Kelly Winfield
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33
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0166 1 bd 2009 04 02 as
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2009 04 02 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 05 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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NF RK 0203
0166 1 bd 2009 04 05 as
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34
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0173 1 bd 2009 04 02 as
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Glaze
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2009 04 02 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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35
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0180 1 bd 2009 04 05 as
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HWC # 0988 Blanco
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2009 04 05 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Dr Robbins
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36
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0181 1 bd 2009 04 05 as
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2009 04 05 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 06 – Bermuda, Camilla Stringer
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2009 04 06 cs
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37
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0189 1 bd 2009 04 05 to
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HWC#0246 Mask
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2009 04 05 – Bermuda,
Matched by Dr Robbins
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38
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0191 1 bd 2009 04 05 rl
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2008 05 09 - near 46° 44'N - 56° 14'W, Patrick Boez and Thierry Vogenstahl.
2009 04 05 – Challenger, Bermuda, Richard Lee
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SP SO178
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39
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0199 1 bd 2009 04 05 as
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2009 04 05 – Bermuda
2009 04 06 – Bermuda
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0199 1 bd 2009 04 06 as
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40
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0219 1 bd 2009 04 11 as
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2005 – summer, off Open Hall, Paul Dolk
2009 04 11 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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NF PDH10
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41
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0224 1 bd 2009 04 11 as
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HWC#1002
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1979 07 07 – Spilt Pt, Nfld, Hal Whitehead
1984 04 20 – Bermuda, Allied Whale
2009 04 11 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Dr Robbins
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42
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0249 1 bd 2008 04 09 mss
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Petroglyph
(we haven't seen this whale since 1990)
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1990
2008 04 09 – Bermuda,
Matched by Dr Robbins
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43
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0252 1 bdc 2009 04 19 as
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2009 04 19 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 20 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Andrew Stevenson
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2009 04 20 as
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44
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0255 1 bdc 2009 04 19 cs
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2009 04 19 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Camilla Stringer
2009 04 20 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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2009 04 20 as
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45
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0256 1 bdc 2009 04 19 as
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HWC#0612 Hail
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2009 04 19 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Dr Robbins
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46
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0257 1 bdc 2009 04 19 as
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2009 04 19 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 20 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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2009 04 20
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47
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0259 1 bdc 2009 04 19
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2009 04 19 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 20 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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2009 04 20 as
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48
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0262 1 bdc 2009 04 19 as
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2009 04 19 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 20 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Michael Smith
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2009 04 20 ms
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49
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0263 1 bdc 2009 04 19 as
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2009 04 19 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 20 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Michael Smith
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2009 04 20 ms
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50
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0266 1 bdc 2009 04 19 as
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2009 04 19 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 20 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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2009 04 20 as
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0267 1bdc 2009 04 20 as
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HWC#1037
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1978 07 08 – Baccalieu Tickle, Hal Whitehaead
(1978 - Trinity Bay Newfoundland, Hal Whitehead)
1979 - Trinity Bay Newfoundland, Hal Whitehead
1989 - Samana Bay, team led by CCS.
2009 04 19 – Challenger Bank, Bermuda, Camilla Stringer
2009 04 20 – Challenger Bank, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson.
Matched by Dr Peter Stevick at Allied Whale & Dr Robbins
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C Stringer 2009 04 19
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0268 2009 04 19 as
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2009 04 19 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 20 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Michael Smith
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2009 04 20 ms
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53
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0273 1 bdc 2009 04 19 cs
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HWC#8277 Ping
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0273 – Challenger Banks, Bermuda, Camilla Stringer
Matched by Dr Robbins
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0286 1 bdc 2009 04 24 as
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HWC#5811 Brooch
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2009 04 24 – Challenger Bank, Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 25 – Challenger Bank, Bermuda, Z. L.
Matched by Dr Robbins
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2009 04 25 zl
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0303 1 bd 2009 04 29 as
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2009 04 29 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 30 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
Matched by Andrew Stevenson
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2009 04 30 as
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0305 1 bd 2009 04 29 as
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2009 04 29 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 04 30 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
2009 05 01 – Bermuda, Andrew Stevenson
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2009 04 30
2009 05 01
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