Estimates of the abundance of minke whales (<i>Balaenoptera acutorostrata</i>) from Faroese and Icelandic NASS shipboard surveys

Estimates of the abundance of minke whales (<i>Balaenoptera acutorostrata</i>) from Faroese and Icelandic NASS shipboard surveys

North Atlantic Sightings Surveys for cetaceans were carried out Northeast and Central Atlantic in 1987, 1989, 1995 and 2001. Here we provide estimates of density and abundance for minke whales from the Faroese and Icelandic ship surveys. The estimates are not corrected for availability or perception...

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Main Authors: Daniel G Pike, Thorvaldur Gunnlaugsson, Gísli A Víkingsson, Geneviève Desportes, Dorete Bloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009-09-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Subjects:
minke whales
Balaenoptera physalus
surveys
abundance
density
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2707

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