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Acoustic detection and satellite-tracking leads to discovery of rare concentration of endangered North Pacific right whales.
Biology letters - 22 Sept 2006
Wade Paul, Heide-Jørgensen Mads Peter, Shelden Kim, Barlow Jay, Carretta James, Durban John, LeDuc Rick, Munger Lisa, Rankin Shannon, Sauter Allan, Stinchcomb Charles
Abstract excerpt
The North Pacific right whale, Eubalaena japonica, is one of the most endangered species of whale in the world. On 10 August 2004, two right whales were located in the Bering Sea using headings to right whale calls provided by directional sonobuoys. A satellite-monitored radio tag attached to one of these whales functioned for 40 days. Over the 40-day period, this whale moved throughout a large part of the...
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