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RV Investigator Voyage IN2019_V03 Cetaceans and seabirds along the Indian Ocean 110°E meridian (Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) expedition)

Created 12/10/2024

Updated 12/10/2024

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The aim of this study, as part of a large number of related studies, was to examine the occurrence of cetaceans and seabirds along the 110◦E meridian from temperate to tropical waters (39.5–11.5◦S). Cetaceans and seabirds were actively scanned for across a four-week period spanning austral autumn to winter. Acoustic recordings of vocalising cetaceans weremade using directional and omnidirectional sonobuoys (n = 87 deployments). In total, seven cetacean sightings (six baleen whale, one toothed whale), 186 seabird sightings and 225 cetacean acoustic detections were recorded. A total of 22 seabird species were sighted, including, petrels, albatrosses, tropicbirds, terns, shearwaters, boobies, frigatebirds, gannets, gulls, skuas and prions.

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Title RV Investigator Voyage IN2019_V03 Cetaceans and seabirds along the Indian Ocean 110°E meridian (Second International Indian Ocean Expedition (IIOE-2) expedition)
Language eng
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Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/a317aad0-c767-4814-9efb-95302a9fe1bc
Contact Point
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
curt@cwr.org.au
Reference Period 03/02/2023
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