Occurrence of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Russian Arctic

We report two sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) strandings observed in the south-east corner of the Barents Sea (i.e., Pechora Sea) in 2018, unusually far from the species’ hitherto known distribution. While compiling a comprehensive overview of the occurrence of sperm whale sightings and strandi...

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Main Authors: Igor Popov, Götz Eichhorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2020-12-01
Series:Polar Research
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Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/4583/12476