Mid-summer abundance estimates of fin whales Balaenoptera physalus around the South Orkney Islands and Elephant Island

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: Viquerat, S, Herr, H
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2017
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; South Orkney Islands; Elephant Island; Antarc*; Balaenoptera physalus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00832; https://doaj.org/article/e4eb1567205045879b108498a9b3602a

A line-transect distance sampling survey for fin whales Balaenoptera physalus was conducted around Elephant Island and the South Orkney Islands on board a CCAMLR fishing survey for fin fish in January and February 2016. Collected data were used for model-based abundance estimates of fin whales in 2...