The First Attempt of Satellite Tracking on Occurrence and Migration of Bryde’s Whale ( Balaenoptera edeni ) in the Beibu Gulf
Satellite-tagging is increasingly becoming a powerful biotelemetry approach to obtain remote measurement through tracking free-living cetaceans, which can fill knowledge gaps on cetaceans and facilitate conservation management. Here, we made a first biologging attempt on baleen whales in Chinese wat...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f2ff52d170184a2ba5a3d91a9d8684cc 2023-05-15T15:37:11+02:00 The First Attempt of Satellite Tracking on Occurrence and Migration of Bryde’s Whale ( Balaenoptera edeni ) in the Beibu Gulf Mingming Liu Wenzhi Lin Mingli Lin Binshuai Liu Lijun Dong Peijun Zhang Zixin Yang Kexiong Wang Liang Dai Songhai Li 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9080796 https://doaj.org/article/f2ff52d170184a2ba5a3d91a9d8684cc EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/8/796 https://doaj.org/toc/2077-1312 doi:10.3390/jmse9080796 2077-1312 https://doaj.org/article/f2ff52d170184a2ba5a3d91a9d8684cc Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol 9, Iss 796, p 796 (2021) biotelemetry biologging satellite tag movement migratory behavior conservation management Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering VM1-989 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9080796 2022-12-31T05:57:43Z Satellite-tagging is increasingly becoming a powerful biotelemetry approach to obtain remote measurement through tracking free-living cetaceans, which can fill knowledge gaps on cetaceans and facilitate conservation management. Here, we made a first biologging attempt on baleen whales in Chinese waters. An adult Bryde’s whale in the Beibu Gulf was tagged to investigate potential occurrence areas and migration routes of this poorly studied species. The whale was satellite-tracked for ~6 days with 71 filtered Argos satellite locations, resulting in a linear movement distance of 464 km. At each satellite-tracking location, the water depth was measured as 42.1 ± 24.8 m on average. During the satellite-tracking period, the whale’s moving speed was estimated at 5.33 ± 4.01 km/h. These findings expanded the known distribution areas of Bryde’s whales in the Beibu Gulf and provided an important scientific basis for the regional protection of this species. We suggest that fine-scale movements, habitat use, and migratory behavior of Bryde’s whales in the Beibu Gulf need more biotelemetry research, using long-term satellite-tracking tags and involving enough individuals. Furthermore, the genetic relationship and possible connectivity of Bryde’s whales in the Beibu Gulf and adjacent waters should be examined. Article in Journal/Newspaper baleen whales Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9 8 796 |
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Satellite-tagging is increasingly becoming a powerful biotelemetry approach to obtain remote measurement through tracking free-living cetaceans, which can fill knowledge gaps on cetaceans and facilitate conservation management. Here, we made a first biologging attempt on baleen whales in Chinese waters. An adult Bryde’s whale in the Beibu Gulf was tagged to investigate potential occurrence areas and migration routes of this poorly studied species. The whale was satellite-tracked for ~6 days with 71 filtered Argos satellite locations, resulting in a linear movement distance of 464 km. At each satellite-tracking location, the water depth was measured as 42.1 ± 24.8 m on average. During the satellite-tracking period, the whale’s moving speed was estimated at 5.33 ± 4.01 km/h. These findings expanded the known distribution areas of Bryde’s whales in the Beibu Gulf and provided an important scientific basis for the regional protection of this species. We suggest that fine-scale movements, habitat use, and migratory behavior of Bryde’s whales in the Beibu Gulf need more biotelemetry research, using long-term satellite-tracking tags and involving enough individuals. Furthermore, the genetic relationship and possible connectivity of Bryde’s whales in the Beibu Gulf and adjacent waters should be examined. |
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Mingming Liu Wenzhi Lin Mingli Lin Binshuai Liu Lijun Dong Peijun Zhang Zixin Yang Kexiong Wang Liang Dai Songhai Li |
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Mingming Liu Wenzhi Lin Mingli Lin Binshuai Liu Lijun Dong Peijun Zhang Zixin Yang Kexiong Wang Liang Dai Songhai Li |
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The First Attempt of Satellite Tracking on Occurrence and Migration of Bryde’s Whale ( Balaenoptera edeni ) in the Beibu Gulf |
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The First Attempt of Satellite Tracking on Occurrence and Migration of Bryde’s Whale ( Balaenoptera edeni ) in the Beibu Gulf |
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The First Attempt of Satellite Tracking on Occurrence and Migration of Bryde’s Whale ( Balaenoptera edeni ) in the Beibu Gulf |
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The First Attempt of Satellite Tracking on Occurrence and Migration of Bryde’s Whale ( Balaenoptera edeni ) in the Beibu Gulf |
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The First Attempt of Satellite Tracking on Occurrence and Migration of Bryde’s Whale ( Balaenoptera edeni ) in the Beibu Gulf |
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first attempt of satellite tracking on occurrence and migration of bryde’s whale ( balaenoptera edeni ) in the beibu gulf |
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