Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and movements in the vicinity of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area

• Published in: Deep-sea research. Part II, Topical studies in oceanography Vol. 198; p. 105074
• Main Authors: Bamford, C.C.G., Jackson, J.A., Kennedy, A.K., Trathan, P.N., Staniland, I.J., Andriolo, A., Bedriñana-Romano, L., Carroll, E.L., Martin, S., Zerbini, A.N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; Habitat use; Marine protected area; Megaptera novaeangliae; South Georgia; Whale; Marine protected area; Habitat use; Whale; Antarctic; South Georgia; Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are showing strong recovery from commercial whaling in the western South Atlantic. In this region, humpback whales migrate annually from their winter breeding grounds off the coast of Brazil to their summer feeding grounds near to the Polar Front, an area tha...