Year-Round Offshore Range Keeps Baird’s Beaked Whale Far From Human Coastlines

It spends its life beyond the horizon of most people.

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Pelagic species often rely on submarine canyons and steep continental slopes for feeding opportunities.

Baird’s beaked whales primarily inhabit deep offshore waters of the North Pacific, rarely approaching shallow coastal areas where human observation is common.

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This offshore distribution means that despite their massive size, encounters with fishing vessels or coastal observers are relatively infrequent compared to many other whale species.

Their distance from shore contributes to both their mystery and their vulnerability, as human impacts in offshore zones often go undetected and unmonitored.

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