FIGURE 4 in A new species of baleen whale ( Balaenoptera ) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution

FIGURE 4 Distribution of all sightings and strandings of Bryde's-like whales in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic U.S. EEZ. All visual survey sightings (blue circles) recorded as "Bryde's," "Bryde's/sei," and "Balaenoptera sp.". whales during NMFS vessel and aerial surveys from 1992 to 2019, including all sightings listed as "Bryde's/sei whales" or "Balaenoptera sp." in the western North Atlantic and sightings recorded by protected species observers (PSO) on seismic vessels (yellow circles) that could potentially have been a baleen whale. All strandings recorded as "Bryde's whales" (red triangle; presence of rostral ridges confirmed in stranding record or photos) or unconfirmed Bryde's-like whale (black circle; could not confirm presence of rostral ridges in stranding record), and genetically confirmed Gulf of Mexico Bryde's-like whale (green square) through May 2019, including the extralimital strandings in the western North Atlantic. Green polygon represents the core habitat for the whales in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. The 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, and 1,000 m isobaths and the U. S. EEZ are shown.