Long-term monitoring of sperm whales in Kaikoura, New Zealand : data-management, abundance and population dynamics

• Main Author: Van der Linde, Miranda
• Other Authors: Dawson, Steve
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Otago 2020
• Subjects: Handle The; New Zealand; Physeter macrocephalus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10453

Male sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) can be found year-round within a few nautical miles off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand. Systematic sighting surveys were carried out in 2007, contributing to the long-term study of these individuals. The combined data (spanning 17 years of research) inc...