Data_Sheet_1_Night and Day: Diel Differences in Ship Strike Risk for Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the California Current System.pdf

• Main Authors: Eric M. Keen, Kylie L. Scales, Brenda K. Rone, Elliott L. Hazen, Erin A. Falcone, Gregory S. Schorr
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Oceanography; Marine Biology; Marine Geoscience; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Marine Engineering; ship strike; fin whale; Balaenoptera physalus; California Current; diel dive behavior; behavioral ecology; Lanes; Fin whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00730.s001; https://figshare.com/articles/Data_Sheet_1_Night_and_Day_Diel_Differences_in_Ship_Strike_Risk_for_Fin_Whales_Balaenoptera_physalus_in_the_California_Current_System_pdf/11294681

Collisions with ships (ship strikes) are a pressing conservation concern for fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) along western North America. Fin whales exhibit strong diel patterns in dive behavior, remaining near the surface for most of the night, but how this behavior affects ship-strike risk is u...