Satellite tag derived data from two Antarctic blue whales (Balaenopteramusculusintermedia) tagged in the east Antarctic sector of the Southern Ocean.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Satellite tags were deployed on two Antarctic blue whales (Balaenopteramusculusintermedia) in the east Antarctic sector of the Southern Ocean as part of the International Whaling Commission's Southern Ocean Research Partnership initiative. The satellite tracks generated are the first and currently, the only, satellite telemetry data that exist for this critically endangered species. These data provide valuable insights into the movements of Antarctic blue whales on their Antarctic feeding ground. The data were collected between February and April 2013 and span a 110° longitudinal range.

New information

This dataset is the first and only detailed movement data that exist for this critically endangered species. As such, this dataset provides the first measure

SUBMITTER: Andrews-Goff V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9836528 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature