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Non-grid Mammals 
Mammals were numerous in both non-grid sections. In the Santa Barbara 
Channel whales and porpoise appeared to be common, yet no seals were sighted. 
Two separate recordings of the Gray Whale were made along with one sighting 
of a pod of Pilot Whales, and three separate observations of porpoise schools: 
one of Striped Porpoise, one of Baird T s Porpoise, and one a mixture of the 
previous two. Along the southern non-grid section mammals were more diverse 
and abundant than in the northern section. Apparently the same food source 
that attracted so many birds also accounted for the presence of large numbers 
of seals and porpoise. Thirty-six Otarids were recorded: 28 Seals (probably 
Fur Seals), 7 California Sea Lions, and 1 Stellar T s Sea Lion, most of them 
occurring singly. Porpoise were equally numerous as 11 schools of l8l individ¬ 
uals were logged: 5 schools of Dali Porpoise from 6-50 in number, 2 of Striped, 
1 of Baird 1 s, 1 a mixture of the previous two, and 2 of Porpoise sp. 
Marine Mammal Sightings Outside Grid 
North South 
TOTALS : Leg Leg 
Whales: 15 Gray Whale 3 0 
Otarids: 36 Pilot Whale 12 0 
Porpoise:213 
Seal 0 28 
Calif. Sea Lion 0 1 
Stellar T s Sea Lion 0 7 
Baird T s Porpoise 2k 19 
Dali Porpoise 0 10A 
Striped Porpoise 15 31- 
Porpoise (sp.?) _0 20 
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