Inshore Occurrence of Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis) at Subantarctic Marion Island

Opportunistic shore-based sightings of southern right whales Eubalaena australis for Marion Island (46°54′S, 37°45′E) were documented at five different times between 1974 and 2009. Whales were sighted between May and September and exclusively on the eastern lee side of the Island. Notwithstanding so...

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Published in:	African zoology Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 188 - 193
Main Authors:	Postma, M, Wege, M, Bester, M.N, van der Merwe, D.S, Bruyn, P.J.N. de
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Zoological Society of South Africa 01-04-2011
Subjects:	Cetacea Eubalaena australis Marine Marion Island shore-based sightings Short Communications Southern right whale vagrants South Africa, Prince Edward Is., Marion I
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Summary:	Opportunistic shore-based sightings of southern right whales Eubalaena australis for Marion Island (46°54′S, 37°45′E) were documented at five different times between 1974 and 2009. Whales were sighted between May and September and exclusively on the eastern lee side of the Island. Notwithstanding some observer biases over this time frame, the species appears to be an infrequent visitor to the inshore marine environment of Marion Island.
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ISSN:	1562-7020
DOI:	10.3377/004.046.0112