Origin and Persistence of Markings in a Long-Term Photo-Identification Dataset Reveal the Threat of Entanglement for Endangered Northern Bottlenose Whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus)

Origin and Persistence of Markings in a Long-Term Photo-Identification Dataset Reveal the Threat of Entanglement for Endangered Northern Bottlenose Whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus)

Photo-identification methods depend on markings that are stable over time. Using a large dataset of photographs taken over a 31-year period, we evaluate the reliability, rate of change and demographic trends in different mark types on northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus) in the Endange...

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Main Authors: Laura Joan Feyrer, Madison Stewart, Jas Yeung, Colette Soulier, Hal Whitehead
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
beaked whale
fisheries bycatch
endangered species
marine protected area
vessel strikes
potential biological removal (PBR)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.620804/full

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