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AAS_4102_all_photo_ID_images_2013

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Citation
Andrews-Goff, V., Double, M. and Olson, P.A. (2017) All identification photos taken of Antarctic blue whales during the Antarctic blue whale voyage 2013, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/59c9b17715b90, Accessed: 2026-05-02
Title
All identification photos taken of Antarctic blue whales during the Antarctic blue whale voyage 2013
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI
doi:10.4225/15/59c9b17715b90
Created Date
2017-09-22
Revision Date
2025-11-24
Expected Date of Data Release
2017-09-22
Data Version
1
Parent record
AAS_4102_2013_Antarctic_Blue_Whale_Voyage

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    Description

    All photos taken during the Antarctic blue whale voyage of 2013 on the FV Amaltal Explorer in an attempt to get a best photo identification image of Antarctic blue whales, pygmy blue whales, killer whales, right whales and humpback whales. Image collection location and other details such as photographer, species, date (UTC) can be found in excel spreadsheet.

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    Purpose

    Individual identification allows the production of sightings histories required for a mark-recapture approach to estimating abundance. These data will also provide information on blue whale population structure and movement.

    Individual blue whales are identifiable from unique patterns of mottled pigment on both sides of the body, and also from variations in dorsal fin shape and any permanent scars that may be present.

    Access

    These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -40
    Southernmost:
    -70

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    140
    Easternmost:
    -170

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • ANTARCTIC BLUE WHALE
    • SORP
    • PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
    • HUMPBACK WHALE
    • RIGHT WHALE
    • MARK RECAPTURE
    • PYGMY BLUE WHALE
    • KILLER WHALE
    • FV AMALTAL EXPLORER

    Locations

    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

    Platforms

    • SHIPS

    Instruments

    • CAMERAS

    Researchers

    • andrews-goff, virginia (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
    • double, mike (INVESTIGATOR)
    • olson, paula (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT)

    Use Constraints

    Please contact Paula Olson (paula.olson@noaa.gov) if you intend to use these photos to develop a scientific publication or intend to use these images in any other way. These images are also contained in the Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogue (http://bluewhalecatalogue.org).
    This dataset has been collected under the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) Southern Ocean Research Partnership (SORP). The IWC-SORP ethos is one of open collaboration, communication and data sharing. The Data User will acknowledge the use of the IWC SORP dataset by the following statement:
    Data provided by the International Whaling Commission’s Southern Ocean Research Partnership were all based upon non-lethal samples collected under a protocol approved by the Australian Antarctic Program Animal Ethics Committee (AAPAEC). These data were provided by the Partnership for the purpose of collaborative investigation.

    This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

    Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4102_all_photo_ID_images_2013 when using these data.

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • OCEANS
      • BIOTA

      Dataset Language

      • English

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • COMPLETE

      IDN Node

      • AMD/AU
      • CEOS
      • AMD

      Publications

      • Double, M.C., Miller, B.S., Kelly, N., Leaper, R., Andrews-Goff, V., Schmitt, N., Wadley, V. and Lindsay, M. (2013) Antarctic Blue Whale Voyage 2013: Science Plan, Australian Antartic Division
      • Olson P.A., Ensor P., Olavarria C., Schmitt N., Childerhouse S., Constantine R., Miller B.S., Double M.C. (2013) New Zealand blue whales: initial photo-identification of a little-known population, SC/65a/SH12, International Whaling Commission Scientific Committee meeting (SC65a), Jeju Island, Korea, June 2013
      • Olson, P.A., Ensor, P., Schmitt, N., Olavarria, C. and Double, M.C. (2013) Photo-identification of Antarctic blue whales during the SORP Antarctic Blue Whale Voyage 2013., SC/65a/SH11, Paper submitted for consideration by the IWC Scientific Committee
      • Double, M. C., Barlow, J., Miller, B. S., Olson, P. A., Andrews-Goff, V., Kelley, N., Peel, D., Leaper, R., Ensor, P., Calderan, S., Collins, K., Davidson, M., Deacon, C., Donnelly, D., Lindsay, M., Olavarria, C., Owen, K., Rekdahl, M., Schmitt, N., Wadley, V. and Gales, N. J. (2013) Cruise report on SORP 2013 Antarctic blue whale voyage., SC/65a/SH21, Paper presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, June 2013, Jeju, Republic of Korea.

      Metadata Revision History

        2017-09-22 - record created by Virginia Andrews-Goff. 2025-11-24 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.

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