Publication Date:
2023-12-13
Description:
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) undertake extensive seasonal migrations from summer feeding areas in high latitudes to winter mating and calving grounds in tropical waters (Clapham and Mead 1999, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3504352). In the Southern Hemisphere, seven populations are recognized by the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
In this study, we report the movements of seven whales satellite-tagged in the Cook Islands, including the first documented migration to an antarctic feeding ground. In September 2006 and 2007 we attached Argos satellite-monitored tags to eight humpback whales of various sex and behavioral classes. All whales were tagged in the nearshore waters of Rarotonga (the largest island in the Cooks group).
Keywords:
ARGOS Location-only transmitter SPOT 5; BIO; Biology; Comment; Cook Islands; DATE/TIME; Duration, number of days; Event label; Humpback_06/07; Identification; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Number; Percentage; Sex
Type:
Dataset
Format:
text/tab-separated-values, 47 data points
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