Resumen
In this paper we report the apparently seasonal presence of fin whales in Mejillones Bay (23°S), in northern Chile. We compiled a total of 19 sightings representing 95 whales, including 2 mother-calf pairs, between July and October 2006- 2014. We observed groups of 1-10 individuals (mean 5 ± 2.7 ind.) principally in nearshore waters, 30-1000 m off the southwestern tip of Mejillones Bay in austral winter/spring. Fin whales came close to, and potentially overlapped with, the main port access routes of large cargo vessels. Information from real-time monitoring of whale presence relayed to Port Authorities is suggested as to avoid collisions.
Título traducido de la contribución | Presencia de ballenas de aleta (Balaenoptera physalus) en bahía Mejillones, un puerto principal en el norte de Chile |
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Idioma original | Inglés |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 383-389 |
Número de páginas | 7 |
Publicación | Revista de Biologia Marina y Oceanografia |
Volumen | 50 |
N.º | 2 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 1 ago. 2015 |
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