Population abundance of recovering humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae and other baleen whales in Scotia Arc, South Atlantic

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Baines, Mick, Kelly, Natalie, Reichelt, Maren, Lacey, Claire, Pinder, Simon, Fielding, Sophie, Murphy, Eugene, Trathan, Phil, Biuw, Martin, Lindstrøm, Ulf, Krafft, Bjørn A., Jackson, Jennifer A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Humpback whale; Baleen whale; Abundance; Krill consumption; South Georgia; South Sandwich Islands; Antarctic; Sandwich Islands; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; baleen whale; baleen whales; Euphausia superba; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/population-abundance-of-recovering-humpback-whales-megaptera-novaeangliae-and-other-baleen-whales-in-scotia-arc-south-atlantic(673ea2cd-260c-4d44-b89c-e8a0b93f6fca).html; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13849; https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/24364/1/Baines_2021_Population_abundance_of_MEPS_AAM.pdf; http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/530411/

Following the cessation of whaling, South Atlantic populations of humpback Megaptera novaeangliae and some other baleen whale species are recovering, but there has been limited monitoring of their recovery in the Scotia Arc, a former whaling epicentre and a hotspot for Antarctic krill Euphausia supe...