Abundance estimates for humpback whales and fin whales in the eastern Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador areas, August 1981 / by Keith Hay and David McKinnon.: Fs70-8/82-46E-PDF

"A systematic fixed-wing aerial sampling survey of whales in the northeastern Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador areas produced best estimates of minimum abundance (based on line-transect sighting data) of 663 humpback whales (95% confidence interval of 204-1,123) and 423 fin whales (95% confidence interval of 0-1,222)."

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Department/Agency Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee.
Title Abundance estimates for humpback whales and fin whales in the eastern Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador areas, August 1981 / by Keith Hay and David McKinnon.
Series title CAFSAC research document ; 82/46
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Digitized edtion from print [produced by Department of Fisheries and Oceans].
"Not to be cited without permission of the authors."
Includes bibliographical references (page 7).
Includes abstract in French.
Publishing information St. John's, Newfoundland : Canadian Atlantic Fisheries Scientific Advisory Committee, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, [1982].
Author / Contributor Hay, K. (Keith) ,author.
McKinnon, D. (David)author.
Description 1 online resource (17 pages) : map.
Catalogue number
  • Fs70-8/82-46E-PDF
Subject terms Whales
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