Long-Range Longitudinal Movements of Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the North Atlantic Ocean Revealed by Photo-Identification

2022 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Keith D. Mullin ◽  
Lisa Steiner ◽  
Charlotte Dunn ◽  
Diane Claridge ◽  
Laura González García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Long Range ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Physeter Macrocephalus ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
Photo Identification ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

A link between male sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, of the Azores and Norway

2012 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 1751-1756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Steiner ◽  
Luca Lamoni ◽  
Marta Acosta Plata ◽  
Silje-Kristin Jensen ◽  
Erland Lettevall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Ocean Basin ◽  
Physeter Macrocephalus ◽  
Sperm Whales ◽  
Photo Identification ◽  
The North ◽  
Male Sperm ◽  
Basin Scale ◽  
The North Atlantic

Little is known about the movements of male sperm whales, Physeter macrocephalus, in the North Atlantic. Recoveries of traditional harpoons and tags during commercial whaling indicated movements from Nova Scotia to Spain and from the Azores to Iceland and Spain. We compared collections of photo-identification images from different areas using the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sperm Whale Catalogue and the Eurphlukes Phlex/Match programs. The largest collections of identified males (number of individuals, start and end date for data collection shown in parentheses) are for the Azores (297, 1987–2008), Andenes (375, 1988–1996 and 2008), Tromsø (84, 2005–2008). There were six matches between Andenes and Tromsø (~25 nm), with three of these re-sighted in multiple years and three photo-identification matches from the Azores to Norway (~2400 nm). In all cases individuals first photographed in the Azores (in 1993, 1999 and 2003) were matched to images collected later in Tromsø (in 2007 and 2008). In 1997 a photo-identification image from Andenes matched a male stranded on the west coast of Ireland. No matches were made to images in smaller collections from Iceland, Nova Scotia, Greenland, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean. These findings show the value of data collected from whale watching vessels and the importance of collaboration between groups to allow investigation on an ocean basin scale. It is hoped that with the coordinated collection of more images from around the Atlantic, further insight might be gained into the movements of these widely ranging animals.

scholarly journals Spatial synchrony in the response of a long range migratory species ( Salmo salar ) to climate change in the North Atlantic Ocean

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 1319-1337
Author(s):  
Maxime Olmos ◽  
Mark R. Payne ◽  
Marie Nevoux ◽  
Etienne Prévost ◽  
Gérald Chaput ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Spatial Synchrony ◽  
Migratory Species ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

Spatiotemporal evolution of the chlorophyll a trend in the North Atlantic Ocean

2018 ◽  
Vol 612 ◽  
pp. 1141-1148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Zhang ◽  
Yuanling Zhang ◽  
Qi Shu ◽  
Chang Zhao ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Chlorophyll A ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Spatiotemporal Evolution ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

On the uncertainty of future projections of Marine Heatwave events in the North Atlantic Ocean

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 2027-2056
Author(s):  
Sandra M. Plecha ◽  
Pedro M. M. Soares ◽  
Susana M. Silva-Fernandes ◽  
William Cabos
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Future Projections ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic
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