All identification photos taken of Antarctic blue whales during the Antarctic blue whale voyage 2013

• Other Authors: AADC (owner), AADC, DATA OFFICER (distributor), AADC, DATA OFFICER (custodian), AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (hasAssociationWith), Andrews-Goff, V., Double, M. and Olson, P.A. (originator), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher), Australian Antarctic Division (sponsor), OLSON, PAULA A (collaborator), OLSON, PAULA A (hasPrincipalInvestigator)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: biota; oceans; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES; TOOTHED WHALES; OCEANS > MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING; ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE; SORP; PHOTO IDENTIFICATION; MARK RECAPTURE; KILLER WHALE; HUMPBACK WHALE; RIGHT WHALE; PYGMY BLUE WHALE; FV AMALTAL EXPLORER; CAMERAS; SHIPS; AMD/AU; AMD; CEOS; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; baleen whales; Blue whale; Humpback Whale; Killer Whale; Southern Ocean; toothed whales; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/all-identification-photos-voyage-2013/2817054

Progress Code: completed Purpose Individual identification allows the production of sightings histories required for a mark-recapture approach to estimating abundance. These data will also provide information on blue whale population structure and movement. Individual blue whales are identifiable from unique patterns of mottled pigment on both sides of the body, and also from variations in dorsal fin shape and any permanent scars that may be present. All photos taken during the Antarctic blue whale voyage in an attempt to get a best photo identification image of Antarctic blue whales, pygmy blue whales, killer whales, right whales and humpback whales. Image collection location and other details such as photographer, species, date (UTC) can be found in excel spreadsheet.