Sighting of the fin whale in the Eastern Subtropical South Pacific: Potential breeding ground?

Here we report a sighting of a large school of fin whales on 30th May 2010 approximately 2,810 km west of the continental coast of Chile (21°27'S, 97°34'W). This sighting supports the limited available information that fin whales migrate to Sub-tropical open ocean waters during the austral...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Acevedo, Jorge, O'Grady, Magnus, Wallis, Ben
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Balaenoptera physalus
South Eastern Pacific
winter distribution
Southern Hemisphere
Austral
Pacific
Fin whale
Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5240602
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Summary:Here we report a sighting of a large school of fin whales on 30th May 2010 approximately 2,810 km west of the continental coast of Chile (21°27'S, 97°34'W). This sighting supports the limited available information that fin whales migrate to Sub-tropical open ocean waters during the austral autumn-winter. Given the accepted migration pattern of fin whales, reproducing at low latitudes from April or May, we suggest that the geographic location of our sighting could correspond to, or be near to, a breeding ground for this species in the South Pacific.

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