Photo identification of blue whales photographed during the 2012 Blue whale voyages in the Bonney Upwelling, Australia

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: biota; oceans; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES; ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE; BLUE WHALE; IWC SORP; ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE VOYAGE; BONNEY UPWELLING; PYGMY BLUE WHALE; MV EASTERN VOYAGER; PHOTO IDENTIFICATION; REAL-TIME PASSIVE ACOUSTIC TRACKING AND TARGETING; MARK RECAPTURE; CAMERAS; SHIPS; AMD/AU; AMD; CEOS; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > CONTINENT > AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND > AUSTRALIA; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; New Zealand; Bonney; Antarc*; baleen whales; Blue whale
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/photo-identification-blue-upwelling-australia/2819031

Progress Code: completed Purpose 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. Individual identification allows the production of sightings histories...