Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are showing strong recovery from commercial whaling in the western South Atlantic. In this region, humpback whales migrate annually from their winter breeding grounds off the coast of Brazil to their summer feeding grounds near to the Polar Front, an area tha...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:530723 2023-05-15T13:41:45+02:00 Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area Bamford, Connor C.G. Jackson, J.A. Kennedy, A.K. Trathan, P.N. Staniland, I.J. Androlio, A. Bedriñana-Romano, L. Carroll, E.C. Martin, S. Zerbini, A.N. 2022-04-12 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530723/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530723/1/1-s2.0-S0967064522000595-main.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967064522000595 en eng Elsevier https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530723/1/1-s2.0-S0967064522000595-main.pdf Bamford, Connor C.G. orcid:0000-0002-5732-7237 Jackson, J.A. orcid:0000-0003-4158-1924 Kennedy, A.K.; Trathan, P.N. orcid:0000-0001-6673-9930 Staniland, I.J.; Androlio, A.; Bedriñana-Romano, L.; Carroll, E.C.; Martin, S.; Zerbini, A.N. 2022 Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area [in special issue: South Sandwich Islands – an understudied isolated Southern Ocean archipelago] Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 198, 105074. 16, pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105074 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105074> cc_by_4 CC-BY Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2022 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105074 2023-02-04T19:52:20Z Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are showing strong recovery from commercial whaling in the western South Atlantic. In this region, humpback whales migrate annually from their winter breeding grounds off the coast of Brazil to their summer feeding grounds near to the Polar Front, an area that includes the waters of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI). This latter region includes a Marine Protected Area (MPA), which has been developed to ensure sustainable management of fisheries, and protection of foraging predators. To date, management measures within the MPA have primarily been concerned with foraging predators that rely upon Antarctic krill, including for a number of previously over-exploited species. This includes the regional humpback whale population now in recovery in the western South Atlantic. With humpback whales increasing, understanding their spatiotemporal distribution within the MPA is important as it will help inform management particularly in respect of interactions between humpback whales and the regional fishery for Antarctic krill. Here we develop habitat models from the distribution and movement patterns of 16 individuals at their high-latitude feeding grounds, south of 50°S. We show that whale habitat use varies throughout the foraging period. Upon reaching their feeding ground, whales use the area to the east of the South Sandwich Islands, moving westward into the centre of the Scotia Arc and towards South Georgia during the high summer, and then expanding back towards the east in the winter. Based on these findings, we discuss the implications for the future, including necessary research required for underpinning management. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae South Sandwich Islands Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Georgia ENVELOPE(-33.000,-33.000,-56.000,-56.000) Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 105074 |
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Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are showing strong recovery from commercial whaling in the western South Atlantic. In this region, humpback whales migrate annually from their winter breeding grounds off the coast of Brazil to their summer feeding grounds near to the Polar Front, an area that includes the waters of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI). This latter region includes a Marine Protected Area (MPA), which has been developed to ensure sustainable management of fisheries, and protection of foraging predators. To date, management measures within the MPA have primarily been concerned with foraging predators that rely upon Antarctic krill, including for a number of previously over-exploited species. This includes the regional humpback whale population now in recovery in the western South Atlantic. With humpback whales increasing, understanding their spatiotemporal distribution within the MPA is important as it will help inform management particularly in respect of interactions between humpback whales and the regional fishery for Antarctic krill. Here we develop habitat models from the distribution and movement patterns of 16 individuals at their high-latitude feeding grounds, south of 50°S. We show that whale habitat use varies throughout the foraging period. Upon reaching their feeding ground, whales use the area to the east of the South Sandwich Islands, moving westward into the centre of the Scotia Arc and towards South Georgia during the high summer, and then expanding back towards the east in the winter. Based on these findings, we discuss the implications for the future, including necessary research required for underpinning management. |
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Bamford, Connor C.G. Jackson, J.A. Kennedy, A.K. Trathan, P.N. Staniland, I.J. Androlio, A. Bedriñana-Romano, L. Carroll, E.C. Martin, S. Zerbini, A.N. |
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Bamford, Connor C.G. Jackson, J.A. Kennedy, A.K. Trathan, P.N. Staniland, I.J. Androlio, A. Bedriñana-Romano, L. Carroll, E.C. Martin, S. Zerbini, A.N. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area |
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Bamford, Connor C.G. Jackson, J.A. Kennedy, A.K. Trathan, P.N. Staniland, I.J. Androlio, A. Bedriñana-Romano, L. Carroll, E.C. Martin, S. Zerbini, A.N. |
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area |
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area |
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area |
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area |
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area |
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humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of south georgia and the south sandwich islands marine protected area |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530723/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530723/1/1-s2.0-S0967064522000595-main.pdf https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967064522000595 |
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Antarctic Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Georgia |
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Antarctic Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Georgia |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae South Sandwich Islands |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae South Sandwich Islands |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530723/1/1-s2.0-S0967064522000595-main.pdf Bamford, Connor C.G. orcid:0000-0002-5732-7237 Jackson, J.A. orcid:0000-0003-4158-1924 Kennedy, A.K.; Trathan, P.N. orcid:0000-0001-6673-9930 Staniland, I.J.; Androlio, A.; Bedriñana-Romano, L.; Carroll, E.C.; Martin, S.; Zerbini, A.N. 2022 Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area [in special issue: South Sandwich Islands – an understudied isolated Southern Ocean archipelago] Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 198, 105074. 16, pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105074 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105074> |
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