Abundance, survival and population trend of fin whales ( Balaenoptera physalus ) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada

• Main Authors: Ramp, Christian, Delarue, Julien, Bérubé, Martine, Hammond, Phil, Sears, Richard
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Canada; Petersen; Rorqual; Balaenoptera physalus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/4c717fc8-63fa-40f8-9c5c-a5307d7bbe61; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/4c717fc8-63fa-40f8-9c5c-a5307d7bbe61

The Gulf of St. Lawrence (GSL) is a major summer feeding ground for several rorqual whale species. The stock structure of fin whales within eastern Canadian waters is unknown. The high reencounter rate of fin whales suggests a high site fidelity to the GSL. Thus we treat the animals as sub stock of...