Species Account for Megaptera novaeangliae
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Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Humpback Whale
Mammals: Balaenopteridae
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Taxonomic group: mammals (Mammals) - County data
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W&C Act: Schedule 5
Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 6
First Record: 1995
Latest Record: 2019
1992-on hectads: 3
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 3
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Humpback whale. 1 post-1980 tetrads (out of 1074).
Habitats
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 6 records with habitat detail and method information)
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