Fisheries interaction data suggest variations in the distribution of sperm whales on the Kerguelen Plateau

• Main Authors: Tixier, P, Welsford, D, Lea, M-A, Hindell, MA, Guinet, C, Janc, A, Richard, G, Gasco, N, Duhamel, G, Arangio, R, Villanueva, MC, Suberg, L, Arnould, JPY
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Australian Antarctic Division 2019
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Population Ecology; Kerguelen; Heard Island; Heard; McDonald Islands; Patagonian Toothfish; Physeter macrocephalus; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://heardisland.antarctica.gov.au/research/kerguelen-plateau-symposium/the-kerguelen-plateau-marine-ecosystems-and-fisheries; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/135125

The emergence of longline fishing for Patagonian toothfish ( Dissostichus eleginoides ) on the Kerguelen Plateau over the past two decades is concomitant with the development of depredation-type interactions by sperm whales ( Physeter macrocephalus ). Through a unique collaboration between the Frenc...