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Figure 2. Sightings of sei whales based on aerial and shipboard surveys off California, Oregon and Washington, 1991-2001. Dashed line represents the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ); bold line indicates the outer boundary of all surveys combined. Reprinted from Carretta et al. 2005; see Appendix 2 of that report for actual transect lines surveyed.²
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