Spatial Use by Cuvier's Beaked Whales and Short-finned Pilot Whales Satellite Tagged off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina: 2017
Abstract
In 2014 a collaborative study between Cascadia Research Collective (CRC) and Duke University was initiated off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to examine the spatial use and diving behavior of a number of species of odontocetes using remotely deployed Low Impact Minimally Percutaneous External-electronics Transmitter (LIMPET) satellite tags. This work builds upon and complements longer-term studies of movements and site fidelity of both Cuviers beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) and short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) off the North Carolina coast using photo-identification (photo-ID) (Swaim et al. 2014, Foley et al. 2015b, 2016, 2017a). While the primary focus has been on Cuviers beaked whales and short-finned pilot whales, in the first three years a number of other species have been tagged as well. From 2014 through 2016, satellite-tag data were obtained from 70 individuals of 7 species: 15 Cuvier's beaked whales, 40 short-finned pilot whales, 10 common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), 2 common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), 1 Rissos dolphin (Grampus griseus), 1 Clymene dolphin (Stenella clymene), and 1 sperm whale(Physeter microcephalus), ranging over periods from 1.3 to 354 days.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1145580
Entities
People
- Andrew J. Read
- D. B. Anderson
- Daniel L. Webster
- Heather J. Foley
- Robin W Baird
- Zach T. Swaim
Organizations
- Cascadia Research