Studies of minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) ecology in the northeast Atlantic: Description of the 1993 scientific catch operations and preliminary results from stomach analyses and resource surveys

• Main Authors: Haug, Tore, Lindstrøm, Ulf, Nilssen, Kjell Tormod, Røttingen, Ingolf
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: ICES 1994
• Subjects: minke whale; vågehval; landing; landet fangst; stomach data; magedata; food supply; mattilgang; stock assessment; bestandsberegning; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Oceanography: 452; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Fish health: 923; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Bear Island; North Norway; Northeast Atlantic; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/105348

Ecological studies of the Northeast Atlantic minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), initiated in 1992, were continued in 1993. The field work was carried out in spring (15 April-15 May), summer (15 June-12 July) and autumn (25 August-20 September) using four chartered small-type whaling vessels w...