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

• Other Authors: AADC (originator), AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (resourceProvider)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: biota; oceans; BALEEN WHALES; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; CETACEANS; TOOTHED WHALES; FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; ANIMAL ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL SCIENCE; 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; Ross Sea; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctica; baleen whales; Blue whale; Humpback Whale; Killer Whale; minke whale; toothed whales; Killer whale
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/identification-photos-taken-sea-2015/969295; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4102_all_photo_ID_images_2015; http://data.aad.gov.au/eds/4875/download; https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4102_all_photo_ID_images_2015; https://secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=AAS_4102

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. 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.