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Marine Mammal Species List

A = Abundant; C = Common; CL = Common locally;
U= Uncommon; UL = Uncommon locally; R = Rare

Sea otter, Enhydra lutris - CL
River otter, Lutra canadensis - C (rocky intertidal)
Harbor seal, Phoca vitulina - A
Northern Fur Seal, Callorhinus ursinus - Occasional
Steller sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus - U
California sea lion, Zalophus californianus - U
Northern elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris - R
Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus - C (spring and fall)
Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata - U (summer and fall)
Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae - U (fall)
Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena - CL (summer)
Orca or Killer whale, Orcinus orca - U (summer and fall)
Dall’s porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli - U
Pacific white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens - U

Mossy downed log in dense forest  

Did You Know?
The old growth forests of the Pacific Northwest produce three times the biomass (living or once living material) of tropical rain forests.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST