All identification photos taken of whales during the NZ-Australia Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage to the Ross Sea 2015

• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: biota; oceans; EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES; TOOTHED WHALES; BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS; AGRICULTURE > ANIMAL SCIENCE > ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR; BLUE WHALE; ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE; HUMPBACK WHALE; KILLER WHALE; MINKE WHALE; IWC SORP; MARK RECAPTURE; PHOTO IDENTIFICATION; CAMERAS; SHIPS; R/V TANGAROA; AMD/AU; AMD; CEOS; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA; OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > ROSS SEA; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Ross Sea; Antarc*; Antarctica; baleen whales; Blue whale; Humpback Whale; Killer Whale; minke whale; toothed whales; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/all-identification-photos-sea-2015/2819037

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 whale population structure and movement. All photos taken during the NZ-Australia Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage to the Ross Sea 2015 in an attempt to get a best photo identification image of blue whales, killer whales, humpback whales and minke whales. Image collection location and other details such as photographer, species, date (UTC) can be found in excel spreadsheet.