The ZSL work is being undertaken in the Sea of Cortez (also known as the Gulf of California), where sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) gather in large numbers.

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Even as Gulf Coast states brace for a hurricane, a so-called swarm of earthquakes rumbled through southern California.

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And their business plan explicitly assumes that a lot of the trade between Asia and America's east and Gulf coasts will be diverted from California's ports to the canal.

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