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Date 



Location 



Sex 



14 Apr 92 St. Johns, FL 

 29°45--" N 

 081°10--" W (est) 



unk 



16 Apr 92 Assateague Island, MD F 

 38°12'~" N 

 075°08'--" W 



18 Apr 92 Southport, NC M 



33°42'8-" N 

 77°55'4-" W 



22 Apr 92 Hatteras, NC F 



35°11'4-" N 

 075°46'3-" W 



30 Apr 92 Nags Head, NC unk 



35°22'--" N 

 075°29--" W 



16 May 92 Ossabaw Island, GA M 



31°45'7-" N 

 081°050-" W 



17 May 92 St. Catherines 



Island, GA unk 



31°38'2-" N 

 081°08'2-" W 



22 Sep 92 Prime Hook National 



Wildlife Refuge, DE F 



38°55'--' - N 

 075°05--" W 



28 Sep 92 Assateague Island, VA M 

 37°53'--" N 

 075°22'~" W 



09 Oct 92 Metompkin Island, VA F 

 37°46'-" N 

 075°32'--" W 



22 Oct 92 Virginia Beach, VA M 



36°46'15" N 

 075°57'02" W 



Table 1 (continued) 



Length 



Necropsy Carcass analyses 



Potential cause 

 of death 



8.6 m 



existing 



length 



8.9 m 



9.5 m 



8.9 m 



yes 



yes 



9.2 m (est) no 



> 7.2 m 



unk 



partial 



8.3 m (est) yes 



8.9 m (est)- 

 part of head 

 buried yes 



8.7 m 



9.1m 



yes 



yes 



advanced decomposition unknown 



no external trauma, but skull 



disarticulated, blunt trauma to 



left side vessel strike 



advanced decomposition unknown 



no external trauma, but extensive 



skeletal damage, "probably 



struck by boat" vessel strike 



advanced decomposition 



inaccessible unknown 



advanced decomposition 



advanced decomposition 



advanced decomposition 



unknown 



unknown 



unknown 



advanced decomposition 



"probably boat strike," 3 areas 

 of hemorrhage noted 



unknown 



vessel strike 



"obvious entaglement scars" on 



leading edge of fluke and around 



caudal peduncle entanglement 



1 Animal towed prior to measurement, therefore measured length may be greater than actual length. 



2 Discrepancy in reported gender. Original stranding report stated female. MMEP reported male. 



3 Discrepancy in reported body condition. Original stranding report stated broken jaw bone and head damage. MMEP had no 

 report of body condition. 



4 Discrepancy in reported date. Original stranding report stated 19 June 1990. MMEP reported 19 May 1990. 



5 Discrepancy in reported gender. Original stranding report stated female. MMEP reported as unknown. 



6 Discrepancy in reported body length. Original stranding report stated 9.3 m. MMEP reported an estimated length of 660 cm. 



