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Bryde’s whales off eastern Venezuela - Vessel 1978-1979 Citation Notarbartolo di Sciara G. 1983. Bryde’s whales (Balaenoptera edeni Anderson 1878) off eastern Venezuela (Cetacea, Balaenopteridae). Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute Technical Report. San Diego. 27 p. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/3333 Contact: Notarbartolo di Sciara, Giuseppe Availability:  This dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Description Data on Bryde whales in Puerto la Cruz and Isla Margarita, Venezuela during 1978 and 1979. more Systematic surveys, conducted between 28 October 1978 and 13 November 1979 in the waters adjacent to Puerto la Cruz and Isla Margarita, Venezuela, documented the presence, distribution and habits of a population of Bryde's whales. Methods included aerial and boat surveys, interviews with local fishermen, and radio-tagging. Bryde's whales, apparently attracted by the abundance of food, were observed in the area between March and December; numbers were greatest in fall. Distribution within the study area varied with season: between march and August the whales were seen in the eastern part; from August to December in the western. Herd size increased from march through October. Although several cow and calf pairs were seen, breeding activities were not, and there is no evidence that this is a breeding area. Surveys were supported by the local company Turismo Margarita S.A., to better understand the causes of collisions between passenger jet hydrofoils and large marine animals, and advise on procedures to minimize such risk. An accompanying aerial survey dataset Bryde's whales off eastern Venezuela - Aerial 1978-1979 is available. The provider digitized the locations from the literature. The accuracy of the dates is year. Months and days are approximate. No time is provided. Substituted with 12:00:00. No group size is provided. Substituted with 1. Scope Themes: Biology > Mammals Keywords: Marine/Coastal, A, Atlantic, Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 Geographical coverage A, Atlantic [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage 15 March 1979 - 15 November 1979 Taxonomic coverage Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 [WoRMS] Contributors Related datasets Publication Based on this dataset Notabartolo di Sciara, G. (1983). Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878) off eastern Venezuela (Cetacea, Balaenopteridae). 83-153. Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute: San Diego. 15 + tables + figures pp., more URLs Dataset information: Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2012-11-13 Information last updated: 2013-04-25 | ||||
