Investigating the feeding effort of humpback whales in sub-arctic Iceland by integrating fine-scale sensor data and land-based observations

• Main Author: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir 1994-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Líffræði; Arctic; Eyjafjörður; Iceland; Megaptera novaeangliae; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/44627

Icelandic waters are among the important productive feeding grounds for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the North Atlantic, primarily during the feeding season from spring to fall. In recent years, there has been an increasing occurrence of wintering whales off Iceland. This study aimed...