Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 14

Acknowledgements and Literature cited

Acknowledgements

Marta Donovan at the British Columbia (BC) Conservation Data Centre, as well as Norm Sloan at South Moresby/Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, provided access to literature. Thanks go to Brian Compton (University of British Columbia), Tom Happynook (World Council of Whalers), Wayne Perryman (Southwest Fisheries Science Center), David Rugh (National Marine Mammal Laboratory) and Andrea Sanborn (U’mista Cultural Society) for providing helpful information. Earlier drafts of this report greatly benefited from comments by Brian Gisborne, Edward Gregr, and Andrew Trites.

Funding for the preparation of this status report was provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.

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