Best practice guidelines for cetacean tagging

RD Andrews, RW Baird, J Calambokidis… - J. Cetacean Res …, 2019 - journal.iwc.int
Animal-borne electronic instruments (tags) are valuable tools for collecting information on
cetacean physiology, behaviour and ecology, and forenhancing conservation and …

From Chilean Patagonia to Galapagos, Ecuador: novel insights on blue whale migratory pathways along the Eastern South Pacific

R Hucke-Gaete, L Bedrinana-Romano, FA Viddi… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Background The most traditional scheme for migration among baleen whales comprises
yearly migrations between productive waters at high latitude summer feeding grounds and …

Equipment to tag, track and collect biopsies from whales and dolphins: the ARTS, DFHorten and LKDart systems

L Kleivane, PH Kvadsheim, A Bocconcelli, N Øien… - Animal …, 2022 - Springer
Of all animals considered subjects for instrumentation for behavioral or physiological
studies, cetaceans probably represent the greatest challenge to the engineer and biologist …

Evaluation of fecal hormones for noninvasive research on reproduction and stress in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

KE Hunt, J Robbins, CL Buck, M Bérubé… - General and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fecal hormone analysis shows high potential for noninvasive assessment of population-
level patterns in stress and reproduction of marine mammals. However, the marine …

Towards population-level conservation in the critically endangered Antarctic blue whale: the number and distribution of their populations

CRM Attard, LB Beheregaray, LM Möller - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Population-level conservation is required to prevent biodiversity loss within a species, but it
first necessitates determining the number and distribution of populations. Many whale …

[PDF][PDF] Tracking southern right whales through the southwest Atlantic: An update on movements, migratory routes and feeding grounds

AN Zerbini, H Rosenbaum, M Mendez… - Committee of the …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Satellite transmitters were attached to seven southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in
their breeding grounds in Golfo Nuevo, Península Valdés, Argentina, to monitor their …

Assessing the post-release effects of capture, handling and placement of satellite telemetry devices on narwhal (Monodon monoceros) movement behaviour

CR Shuert, M Marcoux, NE Hussey… - Conservation …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Animal-borne telemetry devices have become a popular and valuable means for studying
the cryptic lives of cetaceans. Evaluating the effect of capture, handling and tagging …

Ethical standards for research on marine mammals

V Papastavrou, C Ryan - Research Ethics, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Conducting marine mammal research can raise several important ethical issues. For
example, the continuation of whaling for commercial purposes despite the international …

Tag retention, wound healing, and subsequent reproductive history of southern right whales following satellite‐tagging

PB Best, B Mate, B Lagerquist - Marine Mammal Science, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents data from 48 resightings of 16 southern right whales that were satellite‐
tagged on the South African coast in September 2001, up to and including 2012. Tag …

Detection and tracking of belugas, kayaks and motorized boats in drone video using deep learning

ML Harasyn, WS Chan, EL Ausen… - Drone Systems and …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Aerial imagery surveys are commonly used in marine mammal research to determine
population size, distribution and habitat use. Analysis of aerial photos involves hours of …