Investigating the migratory movement of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between Husavik, Iceland and Greenland using photo-identification

• Main Author: Morin, Kelly Pauline, 1992-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Hnúfubakur; Far dýra; Atferlisgreining; Coastal and marine management; Humpback whale; Migratory movement; University Centre of the Westfjords; Newfoundland; Greenland; Norway; Haf; Husavik; East Greenland; Humpback Whale; Iceland; Megaptera novaeangliae; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/34023

Verkefnið er lokað til 28.05.2020. Humpback whales have long migratory routes. They move from low latitude breeding grounds to high latitude feeding grounds on an annual basis and tend to show a large degree of site fidelity towards the latter. In the North Atlantic, main feeding aggregations includ...