Sudden seasonal occurrence of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the Firth of Forth, Scotland and first confirmed movement between high-latitude feeding grounds and United Kingdom waters
Abstract Here we report on the sudden seasonal occurrence of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae within the Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK over the winter months of 2017 and 2018. Sightings and photographs collected by citizen scientists of the Forth Marine Mammal Project were inspected and a fluke...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Marine Biodiversity Records |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41200-019-0172-7 |