Spatial and seasonal distribution of American whaling and whales in the age of sail.
American whalemen sailed out of ports on the east coast of the United States and in California from the 18(th) to early 20(th) centuries, searching for whales throughout the world's oceans. From an initial focus on sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and right whales (Eubalaena spp.), the arr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:09ea3f93ecd7460e8345071ea2fc4e86 2023-05-15T15:35:59+02:00 Spatial and seasonal distribution of American whaling and whales in the age of sail. Tim D Smith Randall R Reeves Elizabeth A Josephson Judith N Lund 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034905 https://doaj.org/article/09ea3f93ecd7460e8345071ea2fc4e86 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22558102/pdf/?tool=EBI https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0034905 https://doaj.org/article/09ea3f93ecd7460e8345071ea2fc4e86 PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 4, p e34905 (2012) Medicine R Science Q article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034905 2022-12-31T05:05:38Z American whalemen sailed out of ports on the east coast of the United States and in California from the 18(th) to early 20(th) centuries, searching for whales throughout the world's oceans. From an initial focus on sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and right whales (Eubalaena spp.), the array of targeted whales expanded to include bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), and gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus). Extensive records of American whaling in the form of daily entries in whaling voyage logbooks contain a great deal of information about where and when the whalemen found whales. We plotted daily locations where the several species of whales were observed, both those caught and those sighted but not caught, on world maps to illustrate the spatial and temporal distribution of both American whaling activity and the whales. The patterns shown on the maps provide the basis for various inferences concerning the historical distribution of the target whales prior to and during this episode of global whaling. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaena mysticetus Megaptera novaeangliae Physeter macrocephalus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PLoS ONE 7 4 e34905 |
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American whalemen sailed out of ports on the east coast of the United States and in California from the 18(th) to early 20(th) centuries, searching for whales throughout the world's oceans. From an initial focus on sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and right whales (Eubalaena spp.), the array of targeted whales expanded to include bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus), humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), and gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus). Extensive records of American whaling in the form of daily entries in whaling voyage logbooks contain a great deal of information about where and when the whalemen found whales. We plotted daily locations where the several species of whales were observed, both those caught and those sighted but not caught, on world maps to illustrate the spatial and temporal distribution of both American whaling activity and the whales. The patterns shown on the maps provide the basis for various inferences concerning the historical distribution of the target whales prior to and during this episode of global whaling. |
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Spatial and seasonal distribution of American whaling and whales in the age of sail. |
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