Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic
Publication status: Published <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The sub‐Antarctic waters of South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur, SG/IG) are a regularly visited feeding ground for southern right whales (<jats:italic>Eubalaena australis</jats:italic>, SRW)...
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ftunivcam:oai:www.repository.cam.ac.uk:1810/361409 2024-05-12T07:56:39+00:00 Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic Kennedy, AS Carroll, EL Zerbini, AN Baker, CS Bassoi, M Beretta, NA Buss, DL Calderan, S Cheeseman, T Collins, MA Costa-Urrutia, P Ensor, P Groch, K Leaper, R Olson, P Passadore, C Riet-Sapriza, FG Vermeulen, E Vilches, F Wood, AG Jackson, JA 2023-11-23T09:35:21Z text/xml application/pdf https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/361409 en eng eng Wiley http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.13089 Marine Mammal Science https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/361409 41 Environmental Sciences 31 Biological Sciences 3103 Ecology Article 2023 ftunivcam 2024-04-17T23:31:45Z Publication status: Published <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The sub‐Antarctic waters of South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur, SG/IG) are a regularly visited feeding ground for southern right whales (<jats:italic>Eubalaena australis</jats:italic>, SRW) in the southwest Atlantic. Satellite telemetry and photo‐identification records were compared to better understand the role of SG/IG in the SRW migratory network. We present the first insights from SRW satellite‐tracked from the SG/IG feeding ground, habitat use patterns in the Scotia Arc, and movements to Antarctic habitats. Photo‐identification comparisons to calving and feeding areas across the South Atlantic and a review of sightings of cetaceans reported from Bird Island (west of SG/IG) since 1979 illuminate long‐term habitat use patterns in SG/IG. We present the first recorded migratory movement between SG/IG and multiple countries: Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. Photo‐identification (1) linked SG/IG to a female SRW with a long‐term sighting history in Brazil, and (2) provided the first match between SG/IG and the western Antarctic Peninsula, suggesting the latter could extend the feeding area for southwest Atlantic SRW. Satellite tracking and opportunistic sightings suggest that shelf and coastal waters west of SG/IG represent an important multi‐season SRW feeding habitat and add to our overall understanding of habitats and ranges occupied by recovering southwest Atlantic SRW.</jats:p> Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Bird Island South Georgia Island Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Argentina Bird Island ENVELOPE(-38.060,-38.060,-54.004,-54.004) South Georgia Island ENVELOPE(-36.750,-36.750,-54.250,-54.250) Uruguay |
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41 Environmental Sciences 31 Biological Sciences 3103 Ecology Kennedy, AS Carroll, EL Zerbini, AN Baker, CS Bassoi, M Beretta, NA Buss, DL Calderan, S Cheeseman, T Collins, MA Costa-Urrutia, P Ensor, P Groch, K Leaper, R Olson, P Passadore, C Riet-Sapriza, FG Vermeulen, E Vilches, F Wood, AG Jackson, JA Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic |
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Publication status: Published <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The sub‐Antarctic waters of South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur, SG/IG) are a regularly visited feeding ground for southern right whales (<jats:italic>Eubalaena australis</jats:italic>, SRW) in the southwest Atlantic. Satellite telemetry and photo‐identification records were compared to better understand the role of SG/IG in the SRW migratory network. We present the first insights from SRW satellite‐tracked from the SG/IG feeding ground, habitat use patterns in the Scotia Arc, and movements to Antarctic habitats. Photo‐identification comparisons to calving and feeding areas across the South Atlantic and a review of sightings of cetaceans reported from Bird Island (west of SG/IG) since 1979 illuminate long‐term habitat use patterns in SG/IG. We present the first recorded migratory movement between SG/IG and multiple countries: Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. Photo‐identification (1) linked SG/IG to a female SRW with a long‐term sighting history in Brazil, and (2) provided the first match between SG/IG and the western Antarctic Peninsula, suggesting the latter could extend the feeding area for southwest Atlantic SRW. Satellite tracking and opportunistic sightings suggest that shelf and coastal waters west of SG/IG represent an important multi‐season SRW feeding habitat and add to our overall understanding of habitats and ranges occupied by recovering southwest Atlantic SRW.</jats:p> |
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Kennedy, AS Carroll, EL Zerbini, AN Baker, CS Bassoi, M Beretta, NA Buss, DL Calderan, S Cheeseman, T Collins, MA Costa-Urrutia, P Ensor, P Groch, K Leaper, R Olson, P Passadore, C Riet-Sapriza, FG Vermeulen, E Vilches, F Wood, AG Jackson, JA |
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Kennedy, AS Carroll, EL Zerbini, AN Baker, CS Bassoi, M Beretta, NA Buss, DL Calderan, S Cheeseman, T Collins, MA Costa-Urrutia, P Ensor, P Groch, K Leaper, R Olson, P Passadore, C Riet-Sapriza, FG Vermeulen, E Vilches, F Wood, AG Jackson, JA |
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Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic |
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Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic |
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Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic |
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Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic |
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Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic |
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photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from south georgia island (islas georgias del sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest atlantic |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Bird Island South Georgia Island |
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