A fluke encounter: first record of the blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) within the central North Sea, United Kingdom
Abstract Despite holding the accolade as the largest animal ever to live on planet earth and ubiquitously inhabiting the world's major oceans, an acute paucity of information surrounds the geographical distribution and migration phenology of the endangered blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) i...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0025315423000516 2024-03-03T08:42:58+00:00 A fluke encounter: first record of the blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) within the central North Sea, United Kingdom Lavallin, Edward Øien, Nils Sears, Richard 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315423000516 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315423000516 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 103 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 Aquatic Science journal-article 2023 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315423000516 2024-02-08T08:48:59Z Abstract Despite holding the accolade as the largest animal ever to live on planet earth and ubiquitously inhabiting the world's major oceans, an acute paucity of information surrounds the geographical distribution and migration phenology of the endangered blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) in the northeast Atlantic. Current migration and distribution information derived from robust scientific studies is required to ensure the formulation and implementation of successful conservation measures with a vision to support the ongoing recovery of the northeast Atlantic population. At 10:21 (UTC) on the 9th of November 2020, two blue whales were observed at position 55°13.99′N, 01°13.62′W, 18 km off the coast of the UK in the central North Sea just north of Newcastle at a water depth of 76 m. This is the first paper that has confirmed an account of live blue whales frequenting shallow waters of the central North Sea and represents a new area of occurrence within the accepted range of the northeast Atlantic population, an area in which sightings are extremely rare and may provide insight into the intricacies of migration routes and behaviour. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera musculus Blue whale Northeast Atlantic Cambridge University Press Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 103 |
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Abstract Despite holding the accolade as the largest animal ever to live on planet earth and ubiquitously inhabiting the world's major oceans, an acute paucity of information surrounds the geographical distribution and migration phenology of the endangered blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) in the northeast Atlantic. Current migration and distribution information derived from robust scientific studies is required to ensure the formulation and implementation of successful conservation measures with a vision to support the ongoing recovery of the northeast Atlantic population. At 10:21 (UTC) on the 9th of November 2020, two blue whales were observed at position 55°13.99′N, 01°13.62′W, 18 km off the coast of the UK in the central North Sea just north of Newcastle at a water depth of 76 m. This is the first paper that has confirmed an account of live blue whales frequenting shallow waters of the central North Sea and represents a new area of occurrence within the accepted range of the northeast Atlantic population, an area in which sightings are extremely rare and may provide insight into the intricacies of migration routes and behaviour. |
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A fluke encounter: first record of the blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) within the central North Sea, United Kingdom |
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A fluke encounter: first record of the blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) within the central North Sea, United Kingdom |
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A fluke encounter: first record of the blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) within the central North Sea, United Kingdom |
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A fluke encounter: first record of the blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) within the central North Sea, United Kingdom |
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A fluke encounter: first record of the blue whale ( Balaenoptera musculus ) within the central North Sea, United Kingdom |
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fluke encounter: first record of the blue whale ( balaenoptera musculus ) within the central north sea, united kingdom |
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