Antofagasta Region in northern Chile, a potential nursing ground for the Southern right whale Eubalaena australis
The Chile-Peru subpopulation (CPe) of the Southern right whale ( Eubalaena australis ) is classified as Critically Endangered following intense whaling in past centuries. Due to their very low abundance, information on breeding and feeding grounds is also scarce. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:347515 2023-05-15T18:26:16+02:00 Antofagasta Region in northern Chile, a potential nursing ground for the Southern right whale Eubalaena australis Garcia-Cegarra, A. Malebran, M. Van Waerebeek, K. 2021 application/pdf https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/369734.pdf en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.5597/lajam00270 https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/369734.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess %3Ci%3ELat.+Am.+J.+Aquat.+Mamm.+16%281%29%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+40-45.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.5597%2Flajam00270%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.5597%2Flajam00270%3C%2Fa%3E Eubalaena australis [southern right whale] info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.5597/lajam00270 2022-05-01T12:13:03Z The Chile-Peru subpopulation (CPe) of the Southern right whale ( Eubalaena australis ) is classified as Critically Endangered following intense whaling in past centuries. Due to their very low abundance, information on breeding and feeding grounds is also scarce. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly applied in marine mammal research thanks to their low cost and relative ease of use. This case study documents a Southern right whale nursing in Bahía Moreno (23º S), Antofagasta, in northern Chile through high-resolution images taken by UAV of an adult in July 2019 and the same whale with a neonate in August. Combined with earlier data we hypothesize that the Antofagasta Region may be a potential calving and nursing ground for the CPe subpopulation. Given the intense shipping traffic and fishing activities around the Mejillones Peninsula and Antofagasta port, priorly recommended marine spatial planning to help avoid net entanglements and vessel collisions of fin and humpback whales may also contribute to the conservation of the CPe stock. Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Right Whale Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Moreno ENVELOPE(-62.300,-62.300,-64.083,-64.083) Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals |
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Eubalaena australis [southern right whale] Garcia-Cegarra, A. Malebran, M. Van Waerebeek, K. Antofagasta Region in northern Chile, a potential nursing ground for the Southern right whale Eubalaena australis |
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The Chile-Peru subpopulation (CPe) of the Southern right whale ( Eubalaena australis ) is classified as Critically Endangered following intense whaling in past centuries. Due to their very low abundance, information on breeding and feeding grounds is also scarce. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly applied in marine mammal research thanks to their low cost and relative ease of use. This case study documents a Southern right whale nursing in Bahía Moreno (23º S), Antofagasta, in northern Chile through high-resolution images taken by UAV of an adult in July 2019 and the same whale with a neonate in August. Combined with earlier data we hypothesize that the Antofagasta Region may be a potential calving and nursing ground for the CPe subpopulation. Given the intense shipping traffic and fishing activities around the Mejillones Peninsula and Antofagasta port, priorly recommended marine spatial planning to help avoid net entanglements and vessel collisions of fin and humpback whales may also contribute to the conservation of the CPe stock. |
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Garcia-Cegarra, A. Malebran, M. Van Waerebeek, K. |
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Garcia-Cegarra, A. Malebran, M. Van Waerebeek, K. |
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Antofagasta Region in northern Chile, a potential nursing ground for the Southern right whale Eubalaena australis |
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Antofagasta Region in northern Chile, a potential nursing ground for the Southern right whale Eubalaena australis |
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Antofagasta Region in northern Chile, a potential nursing ground for the Southern right whale Eubalaena australis |
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Antofagasta Region in northern Chile, a potential nursing ground for the Southern right whale Eubalaena australis |
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Antofagasta Region in northern Chile, a potential nursing ground for the Southern right whale Eubalaena australis |
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antofagasta region in northern chile, a potential nursing ground for the southern right whale eubalaena australis |
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2021 |
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