Surface and submerging intervals in minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, diving cycles

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Christian Lydersen
Nils Are Øritsland

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Information on surface and diving intervals of minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata were sampled in the Lofoten-Vesterålen area, Norway. Data from 29 different solitary whales performing a total of 351 diving cycles were collected. The mean time of the diving intervals was 108s±95s (range 7-380 s), and the period spent in surface position 3.4s±0.3s. The whales are visible in surface position in 3.1% of the total time. This information should be considered when designing and/or evaluating results from sighting surveys for estimating minke whale stock sizes.

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Lydersen, C., & Øritsland, N. A. (1990). Surface and submerging intervals in minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, diving cycles. Fauna Norvegica, 11, 35-37. https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v11i0.6064
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