Identifying important habitat for northern bottlenose and Sowerby's beaked whales in the western North Atlantic

• Published in: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
• Main Authors: Feyrer, L. J., Stanistreet, J. E., Gomez, C., Adams, M., Lawson, J. W., Ferguson, S. H., Heaslip, S. G., Lefort, K. J., Davidson, E., Hussey, N. E., Whitehead, H., Moors‐Murphy, H.
• Other Authors: Environmental Studies Research Funds, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Killam Trusts, National Geographic Society, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: hyperoodon ampullatus; Mesoplodon bidens; Newfoundland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4064; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/aqc.4064

Abstract Understanding habitat requirements for species at risk is crucial for effective conservation management, even though the location and extent of vital habitats may be unknown for rare or elusive species. In the case of marine species, determining important habitat often relies on limited occ...