Blue whale sightings in Antarctica west of the Greenwich meridian, January 2015

During the RV Polarstern PS 89 (ANT-XXX/2) expedition from Cape Town to Atka Bay and back, 20 sightings of 26 individual blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) were recorded in Antarctic waters west of the Greenwich Meridian between 16-20 January 2015. These observations suggest a more westerly extensi...

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Main Authors: Geelhoed, Steve CV, Feij, Bram, van Franeker, Jan Andries, Herr, Helena, Janinhoff, Nicole, McKay, Shannon, Müller, Sebastian, Thomisch, Karolin, Verdaat, H., Viquerat, Sacha
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Antarctic
Atka
Greenwich
Antarc*
Antarctica
Balaenoptera musculus
Blue whale
Online Access:https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/38487/
https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45825
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Summary:During the RV Polarstern PS 89 (ANT-XXX/2) expedition from Cape Town to Atka Bay and back, 20 sightings of 26 individual blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) were recorded in Antarctic waters west of the Greenwich Meridian between 16-20 January 2015. These observations suggest a more westerly extension of a reported hot spot between the Greenwich Meridian and 20°E.

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