Sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis): Photo identification and habitat preferences of a migrant traveller in São Miguel, Azores

• Main Author: Leal, Margarida de Sousa
• Other Authors: Baptista, Vânia, González García, Laura
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Baleia sardinheira; Açores; Foto identificação; Preferências de habitat; Domínio/Área Científica::Ciências Naturais::Outras Ciências Naturais; Traveller; Balaenoptera borealis; baleen whale; Sei Whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17698

The sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) is a migratory baleen whale that undertakes migrations between breeding grounds in low latitudes to feeding areas in high latitudes. Along its migration path, it was observed passing through Azores. This study uses opportunistic data from a whale watching compan...