Status of True's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon mirus, in Canada

Abstract

True's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon mirus, is a medium-sized cetacean of the family Ziphiidae found in the temperate North Atlantic and the southwestern Indian ocean. Known mainly from stranded specimens, the species is probably pelagic, but occasionally seen in coastal waters. It is not known to have been commercially exploited or taken in other fisheries operations. The species is probably rare in Canadian waters.