Table 1 Summary of northward migrations of 16 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) tagged off the Western Antarctic Peninsula in 2012–2017
PTT | Sex/pregnancy status | Start of N migration | End of N migration | Duration of migration tracked (days) | # of transmissions during migration | Great circle distance of tracked migration (km) | Completed migration? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
112699 | Unknown | 15-Jun-12 | 1-Aug-12 | 47 | 342 | 6654 | Yes |
123236 | Female (not pregnant) | 16-Mar-13 | NA | 11 | 231 | 379 | No |
123232 | Unknown | 25-Apr-13 | 14-Jun-13 | 50 | 68 | 6640 | Yes |
121210 | Male | 30-Apr-13 | 23-Jun-13 | 54 | 906 | 6652 | Yes |
121207 | Female (not pregnant) | 7-May-13 | NA | 26 | 347 | 5113 | No |
123224 | Female (pregnant) | 23-May-13 | NA | 34 | 172 | 5411 | No |
131130 | Female (not pregnant) | 27-Apr-16 | 20-Jun-16 | 54 | 555 | 6714 | Yes |
131132 | Male | 9-May-16 | NA | 36 | 659 | 5195 | No |
131136 | Unknown | 30-Jun-16 | NA | 23 | 141 | 4244 | No |
131133 | Male | 5-Jul-16 | NA | 26 | 222 | 4117 | No |
131127 | Unknown | 15-Jul-16 | NA | 21 | 161 | 3296 | No |
166128 | Female (pregnant) | 18-May-17 | NA | 32 | 384 | 4354 | No |
166125 | Female (pregnant) | 5-Jun-17 | NA | 10 | 168 | 1508 | No |
166123 | Male | 14-Jun-17 | 25-Jul-17 | 41 | 548 | 6532 | Yes |
166122 | Female (pregnant) | 18-Jun-17 | NA | 14 | 190 | 1921 | No |
166126 | Female (not pregnant– juvenile) | 1-Jul-17 | NA | 19 | 204 | 3413 | No |