The Trinidad whaling station operated from 1920 to 1926. During the year of this expedition, 1926, the
station recorded catches of 21 Humpback, 70 Finback, 25 Sei, one Sperm, and one Gray Whale (in 1924, there was one
Blue Whale catch). During his visit Huey observed only the one Gray and several Finbacks. These two species vary in
size, feeding and diving habits, and migratory patterns.
| Finback | 18-22 | 30-80 | Irregular or nonmigratory |
- Found worldwide
- Prefers offshore areas
- Longer and deeper dives than Gray
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| Gray | 12-14 | 15-35 |
Summer in Arctic; eastern Pacific Grays spend Winter around Baja California |
- Mostly eastern Pacific, with a very few in western Pacific
- Prefers shallow waters
- Bottom-feeder
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