Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic

dc.contributor.authorKennedy, Amy
dc.contributor.authorCarroll, Emma L.
dc.contributor.authorZerbini, Alexandre N.
dc.contributor.authorBaker, C. Scott
dc.contributor.authorBassoi, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorBeretta, Nazarena A.
dc.contributor.authorBuss, Danielle L.
dc.contributor.authorCalderan, Susannah
dc.contributor.authorCheeseman, Ted
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Martin A.
dc.contributor.authorCosta-Urrutia, Paula
dc.contributor.authorEnsor, Paul
dc.contributor.authorGroch, Karina
dc.contributor.authorLeaper, Russell
dc.contributor.authorOlson, Paula
dc.contributor.authorPassadore, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorRiet-Sapriza, Federico G.
dc.contributor.authorVermeulen, Els
dc.contributor.authorVilches, Florencia
dc.contributor.authorWood, Andrew G.
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Jennifer A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-10T06:36:27Z
dc.date.available2024-09-10T06:36:27Z
dc.date.issued2024-04
dc.description.abstractThe sub-Antarctic waters of South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur, SG/IG) are a regularly visited feeding ground for southern right whales (Eubalaena australis, SRW) in the southwest Atlantic. Satellite telemetry and photo-identification records were compared to better understand the role of SG/IG in the SRW migratory network. We present the first insights from SRW satellite-tracked from the SG/IG feeding ground, habitat use patterns in the Scotia Arc, and movements to Antarctic habitats. Photo-identification comparisons to calving and feeding areas across the South Atlantic and a review of sightings of cetaceans reported from Bird Island (west of SG/IG) since 1979 illuminate long-term habitat use patterns in SG/IG. We present the first recorded migratory movement between SG/IG and multiple countries: Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. Photo-identification (1) linked SG/IG to a female SRW with a long-term sighting history in Brazil, and (2) provided the first match between SG/IG and the western Antarctic Peninsula, suggesting the latter could extend the feeding area for southwest Atlantic SRW. Satellite tracking and opportunistic sightings suggest that shelf and coastal waters west of SG/IG represent an important multi-season SRW feeding habitat and add to our overall understanding of habitats and ranges occupied by recovering southwest Atlantic SRW.en_US
dc.description.departmentMammal Research Instituteen_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2024en_US
dc.description.sdgSDG-14:Life below wateren_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding from an EU BEST 2.0 Medium Grant 1594, with additional support provided by a DARWIN PLUS award DPLUS057 and additional funding from the World Wildlife Fund, South Georgia Heritage Trust, and Friends of South Georgia Island.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/mmsen_US
dc.identifier.citationKennedy, A. S., Carroll, E. L., Zerbini, A. N., Baker, C. S., Bassoi, M., Beretta, N. A., Buss, D. L., Calderan, S., Cheeseman, T., Collins, M. A., Costa-Urrutia, P., Ensor, P., Groch, K., Leaper, R., Olson, P., Passadore, C., Riet-Sapriza, F. G., Vermeulen, E., Vilches, F., … Jackson, J. A. (2024). Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic. Marine Mammal Science, 40(2), e13089. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13089.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0824-0469 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1748-7692 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/mms.13089
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/98092
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights© 2023 The Authors. Marine Mammal Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for Marine Mammalogy. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectSouthern right whale (Eubalaena australis)en_US
dc.subjectSouthern right whale (SRW)en_US
dc.subjectWhalesen_US
dc.subjectSouth Georgiaen_US
dc.subjectSatellite telemetryen_US
dc.subjectPhoto-identificationen_US
dc.subjectMigrationen_US
dc.subjectEubalaena australisen_US
dc.subjectAntarcticen_US
dc.subjectSDG-14: Life below wateren_US
dc.titlePhoto-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (Islas Georgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlanticen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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