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

• Main Authors: Tixier, P, Welsford, DC, Lea, M-A, Hindell, MA, Guinet, C, Janc, A, Richard, G, Gasco, N, Duhamel, G, Arangio, R, Villanueva, MC, Suberg, L, Arnould, JPY
• Other Authors: Welsford, D, Dell, J
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Australian Antarctic Division 2019
• Subjects: fisheries interactions; sperm whale; Patagonian toothfish; Kerguelen; depredation; Heard Island; Heard; McDonald Islands; Patagonian Toothfish; Physeter macrocephalus; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/31734/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/31734/1/135125%20-%20Fisheries%20interaction%20data%20suggest%20variations%20in%20the%20distribution%20of%20sperm%20whales%20on%20the%20Kerguelen%20Plateau.pdf; http://heardisland.antarctica.gov.au/research/kerguelen-plateau-symposium/the-kerguelen-plateau-marine-ecosystems-and-fisheries

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 French an...