ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS V
PREFACE VI
NORTH GULF COAST OCEANIC SOCIETY VIII
CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1
CHAPTER 2: Killer Whales in Prince William Sound 3
Distribution in the Sound
Methods of Study
CHAPTER 3: Types of Killer Whales 16
"Resident" and "Transient" Killer Whales
Resident Pod Structure
Life History and Population Biology of Resident Killer Whales
CHAPTER 4: Killer Whale Pods in Prince William Sound 32
AB POD,
AI POD,
AE POD,
AJ POD,
AK POD,
AN10, AND, AN20, PODS,
AT1 GROUP
CHAPTER 5: Vocalizations and Echolocation 42
CHAPTER 6: Killer Whales and Other Marine Mammals 50
CHAPTER 7: Behaviors 55
Traveling
Resting
Foraging and Feeding
Surface Behavior
Beach Rugging
Close Encounters with the Whales
CHAPTER 8: Human and Killer Whale Interactions 70
Live-Capture of Killer Whales
Killer Whale Fishery Interactions
Killer Whales and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
A Successful Day with the Whales
Future Research
Appendix 1: Index of Alaska species preyed upon by killer whales 95
References 99
Index 101