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  Table 1 - Mass Strandings of Beaked Whales  
  Table 2 - Associated Mass Strandings Involving Species Other Than Beaked Whales
 
 

Year

Location

Species (numbers)

Associated activity when available

1914

New York, United States

Cuvier's beaked whale  (2)

 

1960

Sagami Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale(2)

US Fleet

1963

Gulf of Genoa, Italy

Cuvier's beaked whale (15+)

Naval maneuvers

1963

Sagami Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale (8-10)

US Fleet

1964

Sagami Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale (2)

US Fleet

1965

Puerto Rico

Cuvier's beaked whale (5)

 

1966

Ligurian Sea, Italy

Cuvier's beaked whale (3)

Naval maneuvers

1967

Sagami Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale (2)

US Fleet

1968

Bahamas

Cuvier's beaked whale (4)

 

1974

Corsica

Cuvier's beaked whale (3),
Striped dolphin (1)

Naval patrol

1974

Lesser Antilles

Cuvier's beaked whale (4)

Naval explosion

1975

Lesser Antilles

Cuvier's beaked whale (3)

 

1978

Sagami Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale (9)

US Fleet

1978

Suruga Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale (4)

US Fleet

1979

Sagami Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale (13)

US Fleet

1980

Bahamas

Cuvier's beaked whale (3)

 

1981

Bermuda

Cuvier's beaked whale (4)

 

1981

Alaska, United States

Cuvier's beaked whale (2)

 

1983

Galapagos

Cuvier's beaked whale (6)

 

1985

Canary Islands

Cuvier's beaked whale (12+),
Gervais' beaked whale(1)

Naval maneuvers

1986

Canary Islands

Cuvier's beaked whale (5),
Gervais' beaked whale (1), 
beaked whale sp. (1)

 

1987

Canary Islands

Gervais' beaked whale(3)

 

1987

Italy

Cuvier's beaked whale (2)

 

1987

Suruga Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale (2)

US Fleet

1987

Canary Islands

Cuvier's beaked whale (2)

 

1988

Canary Islands

Cuvier's beaked whale (3),
Bottlenose whale (a beaked whale) (1),
Pygmy sperm whale (2)

Naval maneuvers

1989

Sagami Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale (3)

US Fleet

1989

Canary Islands

Cuvier's beaked whale (15+),
Gervais' beaked whale (3),
Blainville's beaked whale (2)

Naval maneuvers

1990

Suruga Bay, Japan

Cuvier's beaked whale (6)

US Fleet

1991

Canary Islands

Cuvier's beaked whale (2)

Naval maneuvers

1991

Lesser Antilles

Cuvier's beaked whale (4)

 

1993

Taiwan

Cuvier's beaked whale (2)

 

1994

Taiwan

Cuvier's beaked whale (2)

 

1996

Greece

Cuvier's beaked whale (12)

Naval Low Frequency Active Sonar trials

1997

Greece

Cuvier's beaked whale (3)

 

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