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SC/69B/SH/01
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Resource ID
22144
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Document Number
SC/69B/SH/01
Full Title
Progress report on Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogue: Period April 2023-February 2024
Author
Barbara Galletti Vernazzani, Paula A. Olson, Chandra P. Salgado
Authors Summary
To come
Keywords
65
Publisher
IWC
Publication Year
2024
Abstract
The Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogue has a total of 2697 individual blue whale photo-identifications (photo-IDs) that include regions off Antarctica, Chile, Peru, Ecuador-Galapagos, Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP), Australia, Timor-Leste, New Zealand, southern Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka. During 2023, Chilean datasets have been checked, compiled and are currently being used for modelling abundance estimates. Photo-ID comparisons with new entries from Australia were prioritized. Left side comparisons have already been completed and right side are almost completed. Other regions that have contributed important data but have still not been compared are Timor Leste, Sri Lanka, ETP, Galapagos and Madagascar.