High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic

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dc.contributor.authorKavanagh, Ailbhe S.
dc.contributor.authorKett, G.
dc.contributor.authorRichardson, N.
dc.contributor.authorRogan, E.
dc.contributor.authorJessopp, Mark J.
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Communication, Climate Action and Environmenten
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltachten
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-09T16:12:06Z
dc.date.available2019-09-09T16:12:06Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-16
dc.description.abstractAlthough common minke whales occur in relatively high numbers in the North Atlantic, relatively little is known about their seasonal movements or the location of their breeding and calving grounds. This lack of knowledge compromises our ability to protect potentially important areas for this species. Here we report high latitude winter sightings of unweaned minke whale calves recorded in offshore waters in the Northeast Atlantic. We discuss how such sightings may contribute to our understanding of the winter distribution and movements of this species; raising the possibility that a proportion of the population may over-winter at high latitudes in offshore waters, and that calving may occasionally occur in the warm North Atlantic Drift waters of western Europe’s continental shelf.en
dc.description.sponsorshipObSERVE Programme, SFI-KOSMOS Programmeen
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid22en
dc.identifier.citationKavanagh, A.S., Kett, G., Richardson, N., Rogan, E. and Jessopp, M.J., 2018. High latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlantic. Marine Biodiversity Records, 11(1), (22). DOI:10.1186/s41200-018-0157-yen
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s41200-018-0157-yen
dc.identifier.eissn1755-2672
dc.identifier.endpage5en
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleMarine Biodiversity Recordsen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/8492
dc.identifier.volume11en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.en
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/SFI/SFI Research Centres/12/RC/2302/IE/Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) - The SFI Centre for Marine Renewable Energy Research/en
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-018-0157-y
dc.rights© The Author(s). 2018en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectMinke whaleen
dc.subjectBalaenoptera acutorostrataen
dc.subjectCalfen
dc.subjectNortheast Atlanticen
dc.subjectNorth Atlantic driften
dc.titleHigh latitude winter sightings of common minke whale calves (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in the Northeast Atlanticen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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