Encountering whales: How encounter rates became the basis for managing whaling

Declining rates of encountering whales, including both sighting and catching, were noted by whalers throughout the 19th century, and these declines became the first indication that whaling was adversely affecting whale abundance. The interpretation of declines in both sighting and catch rates proved...

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Published in:	NAMMCO Scientific Publications
Main Author:	Tim D Smith
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Septentrio Academic Publishing 2009-09-01
Subjects:	surveys whales encounter rates management whaling
Online Access:	https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2715