Two intense decades of 19th century whaling precipitated rapid decline of right whales around New Zealand and East Australia.

Right whales (Eubalaena spp.) were the focus of worldwide whaling activities from the 16th to the 20th century. During the first part of the 19th century, the southern right whale (E. australis) was heavily exploited on whaling grounds around New Zealand (NZ) and east Australia (EA). Here we build u...

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Main Authors: Emma L Carroll, Jennifer A Jackson, David Paton, Tim D Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3972245?pdf=render