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Table 2 The percentage of migratory time in national waters (Chile, Peru, Ecuador) off the coast of South America of five humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) tagged off the Western Antarctic Peninsula

From: First description of migratory behavior of humpback whales from an Antarctic feeding ground to a tropical calving ground

Ptt

Time in Chile (%)

Time in Peru (%)

Time in Ecuador (%)

Total migratory route in national waters (%)

Migratory route in international waters (%)

112699

48

28

3

79

21

121210

39

21

4

64

36

123232

39

25

6

70

30

131130

53

17

3

73

27

166123

39

30

7

75

25

  1. Only the five whales with complete migration tracks as generated by the BSAM model were included. Only the portions of the route where the whales had the option to be in national waters (e.g. not the Drake Passage) were included