Trends in the distribution and abundance of cetaceans from aerial surveys in Icelandic coastal waters, 1986-2001

Aerial surveys were carried out in coastal Icelandic waters 4 times between 1986 and 2001 as part of the North Atlantic Sightings Surveys. The surveys had nearly identical designs in 3 of the 4 years. The target species was the minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) but all species encountered wer...

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Main Authors: Daniel G Pike, Charles GM Paxton, Thorvaldur Gunnlaugsson, Gísli A Víkingsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009-09-01
Series:NAMMCO Scientific Publications
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2710