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Report on IUCN Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP) work from June 2019 to May 2020
R. Reeves, D. Weller, J. Cooke, G. Donovan, O. Shpak and L. New
International Whaling Commission
2020
SC/68B/CMP/06 Rev1
This paper summarises the work of the IUCN WGWAP since the last IWC Scientific Committee meeting with a focus on: (a) seismic-related issues; (b) acoustic monitoring; (c) feeding conditions; (d) population studies; (e) cumulative effects; (f) the future of WGWAP; and (g) the recent change in status of western gray whales in Russian Federation.