Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) observed during land-based surveys in The Minch, north-west Scotland

Sarah J. Dolman; Nicola K. Hodgins; Colin D. MacLeod; Graham J. Pierce; Caroline R. Weir

doi:10.1017/S0025315413000507

Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) observed during land-based surveys in The Minch, north-west Scotland

Sarah J. Dolman^*, Nicola K. Hodgins, Colin D. MacLeod, Graham J. Pierce, Caroline R. Weir

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Abstract

The waters off north-west Scotland are known to provide important habitat for the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) and the minkewhale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Between October 2008 and April 2011, systematic land-based surveys were carried out to assess the seasonal occurrence, group size and group behaviours of both species in a study area located off Melvaig, near Gairloch. Data were collected on 47 separate days, with a total of 4543 minutes of survey effort (in sea states

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1185-1194
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Volume	94
Issue number	6
Early online date	9 May 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315413000507
Publication status	Published - Sept 2014

Keywords

land-based surveys
harbour porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
minke whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
The Minch
north-west Scotland
white-beaked dolphins
habitat preferences
relative abundance
Aberdeenshire UK
Moray Firth
cetaceans
waters
sea
trends
sites

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Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) observed during land-based surveys in The Minch, north-west Scotland. / Dolman, Sarah J.; Hodgins, Nicola K.; MacLeod, Colin D. et al.
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Vol. 94, No. 6, 09.2014, p. 1185-1194.

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Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) observed during land-based surveys in The Minch, north-west Scotland

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