ATTENTION! 



WE NEED YOUR HELP 



HAVE YOU SEEN ANY WHALES, PORPOISES, SEALS OR SEA LIONS FROM THIS PLATFORM? WE ARE TAKING A SURVEY OF 

 MARINE MAMMALS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION ON MARINE 

 MAMMALS (WHALES PORPOISES AND SEALS) WHICH YOU HAVE OBSERVED OFF THE PLATFORM IF YOU SEE A WHALE 

 PORPOISE. OR SEAL PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER SEEING THE ANIMAL AND PLACE THE CARD 

 IN THE BOX. THESE POSTERS DEMONSTRATE HOW TO IDENTIFY THE COMMON MARINE MAMMALS YOUR INFOR- 

 MATION WILL HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THE POPULATIONS. DISTRIBUTIONS AND BEHAVIOR OF THESE 

 ANIMALS WE HOPE TO SHOW THAT OIL PLATFORMS ARE A GOOD SOURCE OF INFORMATION. 



NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER 



SEALS & SEA LIONS 



EARS 



FRONT FLIPPERS 



REAR FLIPPERS 



ELEPHANT SEAL 



BROWN / DISTINGUISHING LARGE NOSE 

 LARGE / 11 TO 18 FT. LONG 

 NO NOISE IN WATER 



harb5Wseal 



BLACK & WHITE SPOTTED 

 4 TO 6 FT. LONG 



BLACK TO CHOCOLATE BROWN 

 MALES HAVE LUMP ON HEAD 

 6 TO 8 FT. LONG 

 "BARK" 



Figure 2. Santa Barbara Channel Identification Poster 



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