Gervais’ beaked whale is a deep-diving species rarely seen alive near shore, and Florida’s 70 documented records show it: 69 come from GBIF and just 2 from iNaturalist, a split typical of strandings and offshore survey data rather than casual sightings. NatureServe hasn’t assigned the species a Florida rank (listed SNR, unranked), though the IUCN lists it as globally Least Concern.
Reports peak in June, with January and May producing smaller, matched bumps, while every other month stays low. That pattern more likely tracks survey and stranding-response timing than it does the whale’s actual presence off Florida’s coast.
