Radio tagging of finback whales : Iceland, June-July 1980
In June and July, 1980, finback whales (Balaenoptera physalus) were radio tagged in the waters west of Iceland. One double-tagged finback was tracked continuously with shipboard receiving gear for 9 1/2 days, for over 2095 km, during which it swam with from one to seven companion finbacks to within...
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ftwhoas:oai:darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org:1912/9620 2023-05-15T15:36:32+02:00 Radio tagging of finback whales : Iceland, June-July 1980 Watkins, William A. Denmark Strait 1981-01 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9620 en_US eng Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WHOI Technical Reports WHOI-81-2 Watkins, W. A. (1981). Radio tagging of finback whales: Iceland, June-July 1980. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9620 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9620 doi:10.1575/1912/9620 Watkins, W. A. (1981). Radio tagging of finback whales: Iceland, June-July 1980. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9620 doi:10.1575/1912/9620 Finback whale Animal radio tracking Balaenoptera physalus Technical Report 1981 ftwhoas https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9620 2022-05-28T23:00:09Z In June and July, 1980, finback whales (Balaenoptera physalus) were radio tagged in the waters west of Iceland. One double-tagged finback was tracked continuously with shipboard receiving gear for 9 1/2 days, for over 2095 km, during which it swam with from one to seven companion finbacks to within 130 km of Greenland. The tagging and tracking systems worked well. New behavioral information about finbacks was gathered, and new questions were raised concerning this populations's movements and distribution. Whale integument is discussed and the potential retention of transcutaneous whale tags is analyzed. Partially funded by the Bureau of Land Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior under Contract AA851-CT0- 23 and the Oceanic Biology Program of the U.S. Office of Naval Research Contract N00014-79-C-0071; NR 083-004, the Marine Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland and the Iceland Whaling Company . Report Balaenoptera physalus Denmark Strait Greenland Iceland Woods Hole Scientific Community: WHOAS (Woods Hole Open Access Server) Greenland Woods Hole, MA |
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In June and July, 1980, finback whales (Balaenoptera physalus) were radio tagged in the waters west of Iceland. One double-tagged finback was tracked continuously with shipboard receiving gear for 9 1/2 days, for over 2095 km, during which it swam with from one to seven companion finbacks to within 130 km of Greenland. The tagging and tracking systems worked well. New behavioral information about finbacks was gathered, and new questions were raised concerning this populations's movements and distribution. Whale integument is discussed and the potential retention of transcutaneous whale tags is analyzed. Partially funded by the Bureau of Land Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior under Contract AA851-CT0- 23 and the Oceanic Biology Program of the U.S. Office of Naval Research Contract N00014-79-C-0071; NR 083-004, the Marine Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland and the Iceland Whaling Company . |
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Radio tagging of finback whales : Iceland, June-July 1980 |
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Radio tagging of finback whales : Iceland, June-July 1980 |
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Radio tagging of finback whales : Iceland, June-July 1980 |
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Radio tagging of finback whales : Iceland, June-July 1980 |
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Radio tagging of finback whales : Iceland, June-July 1980 |
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radio tagging of finback whales : iceland, june-july 1980 |
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution |
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1981 |
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Balaenoptera physalus Denmark Strait Greenland Iceland |
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Balaenoptera physalus Denmark Strait Greenland Iceland |
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Watkins, W. A. (1981). Radio tagging of finback whales: Iceland, June-July 1980. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9620 doi:10.1575/1912/9620 |
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WHOI Technical Reports WHOI-81-2 Watkins, W. A. (1981). Radio tagging of finback whales: Iceland, June-July 1980. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/9620 https://hdl.handle.net/1912/9620 doi:10.1575/1912/9620 |
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