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SC/67B/HIM/03
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Resource ID
9039
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Document Number
SC/67B/HIM/03
Full Title
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding behavior and gillnet entanglements off South-eastern Brazil: 2016 – 2017
Author
Salvatore Siciliano, Julio Cardoso and Arlaine Francisco
Publisher
International Whaling Commission
Publication Year
2018
Abstract
Records of live stranded and rescued humpback whales, and entanglements during apparent feeding behaviors in mid-latitude waters off SE Brazil are reported. This is the first documented observation of feeding behavior of humpback whales plunge diving in pursuit of shrimp or squid in Brazilian waters.
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