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    Common minke whale

    Common minke whale

    Balaenoptera acutorostrata

    Whales & Dolphins
    Least Concern

    The Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is recorded at 35 diving areas across 19 countries, most often around Scottish West Coast, Scapa Flow, Orkney and South Coast.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    South AustraliaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Caribbean
    Antigua South CoastAntigua & Barbuda
    Rarely seen here
    AbacoBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Long IslandBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Nassau & New ProvidenceBahamas
    Occasionally seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Virgin Gorda & AnegadaBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Cabrits & Northern CoastDominica
    Rarely seen here
    Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine ReserveDominica
    Rarely seen here
    Cousteau ReserveGuadeloupe
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-PierreMartinique
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    SalCape Verde
    Rarely seen here
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    Marseille & CalanquesFrance
    Rarely seen here
    Silfra & ThingvellirIceland
    Regularly seen here
    Strytan & North IcelandIceland
    Regularly seen here
    South CoastIreland
    Frequently seen here
    West CoastIreland
    Regularly seen here
    Algarve & BerlengasPortugal
    Regularly seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Frequently seen here
    Baltic CoastSweden
    Rarely seen here
    West Coast (Gothenburg)Sweden
    Occasionally seen here
    Cornwall & DevonUnited Kingdom
    Regularly seen here
    Northumberland & NortheastUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here
    Scapa Flow, OrkneyUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here
    Scottish East Coast & BordersUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here
    Scottish West CoastUnited Kingdom
    Frequently seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassMammalia
    OrderCetartiodactyla
    FamilyBalaenopteridae
    GenusBalaenoptera

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