• Identifying seasonal distribution patterns of fin whales across the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula region using a novel approach combining habitat suitability models and ensemble learning methods 

      Viquerat, Sacha; Waluda, Claire M.; Kennedy, Amy S.; Jackson, Jennifer A.; Hevia, Marta; Carroll, Emma L.; Buss, Danielle L.; Burkhardt, Elke; Thain, Scott; Smith, Patrick; Secchi, Eduardo R.; Santora, Jarrod A.; Reiss, Christian; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Krafft, Bjørn Arne; Gittins, George; Dalla Rosa, Luciano; Biuw, Martin; Herr, Helena (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-16)
      Following their near extirpation by industrial whaling of the 20th century, the population status of Southern Hemisphere fin whales (SHFW) remains unknown. Systematic surveys estimating fin whale abundance in the Southern Ocean are not yet available. Records of fin whale sightings have been collected by a variety of organisations over the past few decades, incorporating both opportunistic data and ...