Biodiversity of the Central Coast
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Marine mammals


Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

Pacific  harbour seal  (Phoca vitulina)

Pacific
harbour seal 

(Phoca vitulina)

River otter (Lontra canadensis pacifica)

River otter (Lontra canadensis pacifica)

Sea otter  (Enhydra lutris)

Sea otter 
(Enhydra lutris)


Whales and Dolphins

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Grey whale
(Eschrichtius robustus)

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Humpback whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae)

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)

Fin whale
(Balaenoptera physalus)

Killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Killer whale
(Orcinus orca)

Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)

Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)

Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)

Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)

Harbour porpoise  (Phocoena phocoena)

Harbour porpoise 
(Phocoena phocoena)

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