The importance of sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) for minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) in Faxaflói Bay, Iceland

• Main Author: Freydís Ósk Hjörvarsdóttir 1991-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Hólum
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Fiskeldisfræði; Vatnalíffræði; Sandsíli; Hvalir; Svæði; Faxaflói; Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Iceland; Lagenorhynchus albirostris; minke whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/18740

Faxaflói Bay, located at the southwest coast of Iceland, has been noted as important feeding grounds for both minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and white-beaked dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris). These two cetacean species are both known to prey on lesser sandeels (Ammodytes marinus), a...