Assessing the viability of estimating baleen whale abundance from tourist vessels

Assessing the viability of estimating baleen whale abundance from tourist vessels

Many populations of southern hemisphere baleen whales are recovering and are again becoming dominant consumers in the Southern Ocean. Key to understanding the present and future role of baleen whales in Southern Ocean ecosystems is determining their abundance on foraging grounds. Distance sampling i...

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Main Authors: Angus Fleetwood Henderson, Mark Andrew Hindell, Simon Wotherspoon, Martin Biuw, Mary-Anne Lea, Nat Kelly, Andrew Damon Lowther
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Southern Ocean (Atlantic sector)
distance sampling
density surface modeling (DSM)
West Antarctic peninsula (WAP)
CCAMLR
GAM (generalized additive model)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1048869/full

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