Abundance estimates of fin whales in West Greenland in 2007

An aerial line transect survey of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) conducted off West Greenland in 2007 was used to estimate the current abundance of fin whales on this summer feeding ground. The line transect abundance was 4,656 animals (cv=0.46) with no corrections for whales missed by the obser...

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Main Authors: Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Laidre, Kristin L., Simon, Malene, Rasmussen, M., Burt, M Louise, Borchers, David Louis
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Baffin Bay
Greenland
Baffin
Balaenoptera physalus
Davis Strait
Online Access:https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/abundance-estimates-of-fin-whales-in-west-greenland-in-2007(b34cb7c4-8d60-4eca-ad64-01e26592c631).html
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Summary:An aerial line transect survey of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) conducted off West Greenland in 2007 was used to estimate the current abundance of fin whales on this summer feeding ground. The line transect abundance was 4,656 animals (cv=0.46) with no corrections for whales missed by the observers and whales that were submerged during the passage of the survey plane. The abundance estimate is furthermore only representing the coastal areas of West Greenland and sightings at the westernmost areas of the strata suggest that the entire Baffin Bay-Davis Strait summer abundance of fin whales could be considerably larger.

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