Photo-identification of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, off the Antarctic peninsula: 1997/98 to 1999/2000

• Main Authors: Dalla Rosa, Luciano, Secchi, Eduardo Resende, Kinas, Paul Gerhard, Santos, Marcos César de Oliveira, Martins, Marcio, Zerbini, Alexandre Novaes, Bethlem, Cláudia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Bismarck; Bismarck Strait; Gerlache; Gerlache Strait; King George Island; Pacific; The Antarctic; Antarc*; antartic*; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/1351

During three Summer seasons (1997/98-1999/00), photographic sampling of humpback whales was conducted by Projeto Baleia/Brazilian Antartic Programme in Waters of the Antartic Peninsula. Whales photographed totalled: 63 (1997/1998), 70 (1998/1999) and 21 (1999/2000). Of these, 74,6% (n=47), 87,1% (n=...