Cetaceans in the Southern Indian Ocean 2004 ...

• Main Author: Pallipuram Jayasankar
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: OBIS-SEAMAP 2021
• Subjects: Occurrence,Vessels,Sightings,CETACEAN SIGHTINGS; ANTARCTIC MINKE WHALE; FIN WHALE; HUMPBACK WHALE; SEI WHALE; BLUE WHALE; SURVEY-VESSEL; DISTRIBUTION; Observation; Occurrence; Antarctic; Austral; Indian; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctic Minke whale; Balaenoptera bonaerensis; Blue whale; Fin whale; Humpback Whale; minke whale; Sei Whale
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/sytrgg; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/158424fe-b6f8-40a6-ba67-9789b4676271

Original provider: Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Dataset credits: Dr. Pallipuram Jayasankar, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Abstract: A multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional pilot expedition was organized by the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) to the ice-free areas of the Western Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean onboard ORV Sagar Kanya during the austral summer of 2004 (January-March). This survey, conducted by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), is the first Indian attempt to survey for cetacean diversity in the Southern Ocean. The ultimate objective is to determine distribution, relative abundance, migration patterns and critical habitat parameters. 68% of a total of 13 sightings (22 individuals) were positively identified and species observed included Antarctic minke whales ( Balaenoptera bonaerensis ), fin whales ( B. physalus ), sei whales ( B. borealis ) and blue whales ( B. musculus ). The blue whales were not ...