Feeding Hotspots and Distribution of Fin and Humpback Whales in the Norwegian Sea From 2013 to 2018

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Sunniva Løviknes, Knut H. Jensen, Bjørn A. Krafft, Valantine Anthonypillai, Leif Nøttestad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: cetacean; distribution; feeding ecology; site fidelity; plasticity; pelagic fish; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Bear Island; Norway; Norwegian Sea; Svalbard; Balaenoptera physalus; Fin whale; Humpback Whale; Meganyctiphanes norvegica; Megaptera novaeangliae; Northeast Atlantic; Orca; Orcinus orca; toothed whales; Thysanoessa inermis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.632720; https://doaj.org/article/e26dcb6ebf6e43b5b25779477f28cb75

Fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are commonly found in the Norwegian Sea during the summer months. Records from around 1995 to 2004 show that their distribution patterns were mainly associated with those of macro-zooplankton. More recent studies conduct...