Unusual Mortality Events of Harbor Porpoise Strandings in North Carolina, 1997–2009
Figure 5
Age class categories by sex (female = 87; male = 82) of harbor porpoise strandings in North Carolina during 1997–2009: Young-of-Year (YOY) (≤118 cm); juvenile (females = 119–142 cm; males = 119–134 cm); mature (females ≥ 143 cm; males ≥ 135 cm). Strandings of unknown sex or for which lengths were estimated were excluded.