Gulf of Maine humpback whale satellite tagging project: 2015 (aggregated per 1-degree cell) ...

• Main Authors: Jooke Robbins, Satellite Tracking And Analysis Tool
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: OBIS-SEAMAP 2021
• Subjects: Occurrence; Observation; Antarctic; Antarc*; Australian Antarctic Division; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/txbwfu; https://www.gbif.org/dataset/cb3519eb-a249-48e6-ae62-0633c24f0786

Original provider: Center for Coastal Studies Dataset credits: Data provider Gulf of Maine humpback whales Originating data center Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT) Project partner The project is being undertaken by multi-institutional team with expertise in whale behavior, ecology, anatomy, physiology, telemetry and wound healing processes. It includes collaborators from the following institutions: Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) http://www.antarctica.gov.au/science Cascadia Research Collective (CRC) . http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/ The Marine Mammal Center (MMC) .http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/ National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML)http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/nmml/ Research is being performed under NOAA scientific permit #14245. Abstract: Satellite-monitored radio tags have yielded important information for the conservation and management of large whales. Tags provide far greater detail on large whale movements and habitat use than more traditional studies, and past tagging projects have ...