High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic
Although common minke whales occur in relatively high numbers in the North Atlantic, relatively little is known about their seasonal movements or the location of their breeding and calving grounds. This lack of knowledge compromises our ability to protect potentially important areas for this species...
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ftunivcollcork:oai:cora.ucc.ie:10468/8492 2023-08-27T04:08:36+02:00 High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic Kavanagh, Ailbhe S. Kett, G. Richardson, N. Rogan, E. Jessopp, Mark J. 2018-10-16 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10468/8492 https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-018-0157-y en eng BioMed Central Ltd. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2302/IE/Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) - The SFI Centre for Marine Renewable Energy Research/ https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-018-0157-y 22 Kavanagh, A.S., Kett, G., Richardson, N., Rogan, E. and Jessopp, M.J., 2018. High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic. Marine Biodiversity Records, 11(1), (22). DOI:10.1186/s41200-018-0157-y doi:10.1186/s41200-018-0157-y 1755-2672 5 1 Marine Biodiversity Records http://hdl.handle.net/10468/8492 11 © The Author(s). 2018 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Calf Northeast Atlantic North Atlantic drift Article (peer-reviewed) 2018 ftunivcollcork https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-018-0157-y 2023-08-06T14:28:59Z Although common minke whales occur in relatively high numbers in the North Atlantic, relatively little is known about their seasonal movements or the location of their breeding and calving grounds. This lack of knowledge compromises our ability to protect potentially important areas for this species. Here we report high latitude winter sightings of unweaned minke whale calves recorded in offshore waters in the Northeast Atlantic. We discuss how such sightings may contribute to our understanding of the winter distribution and movements of this species; raising the possibility that a proportion of the population may over-winter at high latitudes in offshore waters, and that calving may occasionally occur in the warm North Atlantic Drift waters of western Europe’s continental shelf. Article in Journal/Newspaper Balaenoptera acutorostrata minke whale North Atlantic Northeast Atlantic University College Cork, Ireland: Cork Open Research Archive (CORA) Marine Biodiversity Records 11 1 |
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Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Calf Northeast Atlantic North Atlantic drift Kavanagh, Ailbhe S. Kett, G. Richardson, N. Rogan, E. Jessopp, Mark J. High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic |
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Although common minke whales occur in relatively high numbers in the North Atlantic, relatively little is known about their seasonal movements or the location of their breeding and calving grounds. This lack of knowledge compromises our ability to protect potentially important areas for this species. Here we report high latitude winter sightings of unweaned minke whale calves recorded in offshore waters in the Northeast Atlantic. We discuss how such sightings may contribute to our understanding of the winter distribution and movements of this species; raising the possibility that a proportion of the population may over-winter at high latitudes in offshore waters, and that calving may occasionally occur in the warm North Atlantic Drift waters of western Europe’s continental shelf. |
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Kavanagh, Ailbhe S. Kett, G. Richardson, N. Rogan, E. Jessopp, Mark J. |
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Kavanagh, Ailbhe S. Kett, G. Richardson, N. Rogan, E. Jessopp, Mark J. |
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Kavanagh, Ailbhe S. |
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High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic |
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High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic |
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High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic |
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High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic |
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High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic |
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high latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the northeast atlantic |
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata minke whale North Atlantic Northeast Atlantic |
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Balaenoptera acutorostrata minke whale North Atlantic Northeast Atlantic |
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