Inshore occurrence of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) at Subantarctic Marion Island

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Postma, Martin
Wege, Mia
Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
Van der Merwe, Derek S.
De Bruyn, P.J. Nico

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Zoological Society of Southern Africa

Abstract

Opportunistic shore-based sightings of southern right whales Eubalaena australis for Marion Island (46°54'S, 37°45'E) were documented at five different times between 1974 and 2009. Whales were sighted between May and September and exclusively on the eastern lee side of the Island. Notwithstanding some observer biases over this time frame, the species appears to be an infrequent visitor to the inshore marine environment of Marion Island.

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Marion Island, Shorebased sightings, Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), Vagrants

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Postma, M, Wege, M, Bester, MN, Van der Merwe, DS & De Bruyn, PJN 2011, 'Inshore occurrence of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) at Subantarctic Marion Island', African Zoology, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 188-193. [http://www.bioone.org/loi/afzo]