. ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁world , ▁several ▁efforts ▁aim ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁thre ats ▁faced ▁by ▁cet ace ans , ▁including ▁pilot ▁wh ales . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁NO AA ▁Fish eries ▁implemented ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Off sh ore ▁Cet ace an ▁Take ▁Red u ction ▁Plan , ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁reduce ▁serious ▁inj uries ▁and ▁death s ▁of ▁marine ▁m amm als ▁incident al ▁to ▁the ▁California / O regon ▁th res her ▁sh ark / s word fish ▁dr ift ▁g ill net ▁fish ery ▁through ▁methods ▁like ▁g ear ▁modifications , ▁limited ▁fish ing ▁depth , ▁and ▁ski pper ▁education ▁work sh ops . ▁▁ ▁In ▁areas ▁where ▁resident ▁pilot ▁wh ale ▁populations ▁are ▁seen ▁near ▁the ▁coast , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁off ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands , ▁Made ira , ▁and ▁Hawai i , ▁they ▁can ▁be ▁studied ▁using ▁photo - ident ification . ▁This ▁technique ▁helps ▁research ers ▁identify ▁unique ▁mark ings ▁and ▁sc ars ▁on ▁the ▁wh ales ’ ▁d ors al ▁fins , ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁recognize ▁individuals ▁from ▁phot ographic ▁surve ys ▁to ▁monitor ▁movements ▁and ▁life ▁histor ies ▁over ▁time . ▁Other ▁research ▁techniques ▁including ▁satellite ▁tag ging , ▁ac oust ics , ▁and ▁gen et ics ▁to ▁learn ▁about ▁the ▁species ' ▁long - range ▁movements , ▁gen etic ▁divers ity ▁and ▁social ▁behaviour . ▁However , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁few ▁long - term ▁studies ▁focused ▁on ▁this ▁species , ▁and ▁data ▁is ▁spot ty ▁for