First satellite-tracked movements of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) in New Zealand waters

Goetz, Kimberly T.; Childerhouse, Simon J.; Paton, David; Ogle, Mike; Linde, Krista; Constantine, Rochelle; Double, Michael C.; Andrews‐Goff, Virginia; Zerbini, Alexandre N.; Olson, Paula A.

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First satellite-tracked movements of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) in New Zealand waters

2021
By Goetz, Kimberly T. ; Childerhouse, Simon J. ; Paton, David
Source Marine Mammal Science, 1-14

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Journal Title:

Marine Mammal Science
Personal Author:

Goetz, Kimberly T. ; Childerhouse, Simon J. ; Paton, David ; Ogle, Mike ; Linde, Krista ; Constantine, Rochelle ; Double, Michael C. ; Andrews‐Goff, Virginia ; Zerbini, Alexandre N. ; Olson, Paula A.
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) ; SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) ; CICOES (Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies)
Description:

There are currently two subspecies of blue whales recognized in the Southern Hemisphere—the Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus intermedia) and the pygmy blue whale (B. m. brevicauda) (Rice, 1998). Passive acoustic data have revealed the presence of both subspecies in New Zealand waters (Barlow et al., 2018; McDonald, 2006; Torres, 2013; Warren et al., 2021). Both subspecies are classified as “data-deficient” by the New Zealand Threat Classification system (Baker et al., 2019). The International Union for Conservation of Nature (Cetacean Specialist Group, 1996) has not yet evaluated the status of pygmy blue whales (Pollock, 2019) but considers Antarctic blue whales “critically endangered” (Cooke, 2018).
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Marine Mammal Science, 1-14
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12876
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

New Zealand
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Accepted Manuscript
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Submitted
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/32916/noaa_32916_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.32 MB]
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NOAA Cooperative Institutes ; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
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