First humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) re-sighting between Azorean waters and the Barents Sea (Murman coast, northwestern Russia)
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are one of the most well studied baleen whales worldwide and one of the species targeted during the historic North Atlantic whaling period. Northwestern Russia (Barents Sea), a poorly studied region for humpbacks, is recognized as an important fshing area for...
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ftunivalgarve:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/17634 2023-05-15T15:07:51+02:00 First humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) re-sighting between Azorean waters and the Barents Sea (Murman coast, northwestern Russia) Santos, Rui Martins, Rafael Chaiko, Anton Cheeseman, Ted Jones, Lindsey S. Wenzel, Frederick W. 2022 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17634 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02998-y eng eng Springer UI/BD/151306/2021 0722-4060 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17634 doi:10.1007/s00300-021-02998-y openAccess Humpback whale Re-sighting Azores Murmansk Migration Arctic feeding grounds article 2022 ftunivalgarve https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-021-02998-y 2022-12-07T01:04:59Z Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are one of the most well studied baleen whales worldwide and one of the species targeted during the historic North Atlantic whaling period. Northwestern Russia (Barents Sea), a poorly studied region for humpbacks, is recognized as an important fshing area for their prey capelin (Mallotus villosus). In the last century, this fsh species collapsed, possibly due to overfshing both in Russian and Norwegian waters, which led to these governments imposing strict fshing restrictions. In past decades the southern part of the Barents Sea has faced warming ocean temperatures and less sea ice. Here, we present the frst humpback photographic match between the Azores and northwestern Russia (Murmansk, Barents Sea). A humpback whale sighted on 14 March 2019 in the Azorean waters, was resighted opportunistically on 21 June, 2019 of the Murman coast, Russia. The estimated distance between the two sites is approximately 6778 km, representing a migratory speed of 2.88 km·h−1. Strict regulations on the summer capelin fsheries in the Murman coastline and Barents Sea, along with global warming may lead to new habitats for both fsh prey and predators (i.e., humpback whales) to return to this region. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic baleen whales Barents Sea Global warming Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae North Atlantic Sea ice Universidade do Algarve: Sapienta Arctic Barents Sea Murmansk Polar Biology 45 3 523 527 |
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Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are one of the most well studied baleen whales worldwide and one of the species targeted during the historic North Atlantic whaling period. Northwestern Russia (Barents Sea), a poorly studied region for humpbacks, is recognized as an important fshing area for their prey capelin (Mallotus villosus). In the last century, this fsh species collapsed, possibly due to overfshing both in Russian and Norwegian waters, which led to these governments imposing strict fshing restrictions. In past decades the southern part of the Barents Sea has faced warming ocean temperatures and less sea ice. Here, we present the frst humpback photographic match between the Azores and northwestern Russia (Murmansk, Barents Sea). A humpback whale sighted on 14 March 2019 in the Azorean waters, was resighted opportunistically on 21 June, 2019 of the Murman coast, Russia. The estimated distance between the two sites is approximately 6778 km, representing a migratory speed of 2.88 km·h−1. Strict regulations on the summer capelin fsheries in the Murman coastline and Barents Sea, along with global warming may lead to new habitats for both fsh prey and predators (i.e., humpback whales) to return to this region. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
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Santos, Rui Martins, Rafael Chaiko, Anton Cheeseman, Ted Jones, Lindsey S. Wenzel, Frederick W. |
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First humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) re-sighting between Azorean waters and the Barents Sea (Murman coast, northwestern Russia) |
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First humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) re-sighting between Azorean waters and the Barents Sea (Murman coast, northwestern Russia) |
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First humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) re-sighting between Azorean waters and the Barents Sea (Murman coast, northwestern Russia) |
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First humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) re-sighting between Azorean waters and the Barents Sea (Murman coast, northwestern Russia) |
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First humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) re-sighting between Azorean waters and the Barents Sea (Murman coast, northwestern Russia) |
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first humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) re-sighting between azorean waters and the barents sea (murman coast, northwestern russia) |
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