Have whales returned to a historical hotspot of industrial whaling? The pattern of southern right whale Eubalaena australis recovery at South Georgia

Around 176500 whales were killed in the sub-Antarctic waters off South Georgia (South Atlantic) between 1904 and 1965. In recent decades, whales have once again become summer visitors, with the southern right whale (SRW) the most commonly reported species until 2011. Here, we assess the distribution...

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Main Authors: Jackson, JA, Kennedy, A, Moore, M, Andriolo, A, Bamford, CCG, Calderan, S, Cheeseman, T, Gittins, G, Groch, K, Kelly, N, Leaper, R, Leslie, MS, Lurcock, S, Miller, BS, Richardson, J, Rowntree, V, Smith, P, Stepien, E, Stowasser, G, Trathan, P, Vermeulen, E, Zerbini, AN, Carroll, EL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inter-Research 2020-11-01
Series:Endangered Species Research
Online Access:https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v43/p323-339/