Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to announce
the release of our report from two cetacean surveys on board of
Antarctic expeditions during the austral summers of 2008 and 2010. The
english summary contains the major points of the report, whereas the
full german report elaborates the analysis steps and discusses the
findings in detail.
The main results are stratum estimates
for Minke, Humpback and large whales in general for 5 Strata between
Neumayer Station III and the Western Antarctic peninsula and a
comparison of automated detection systems (IR camera) and bridge
personnel observations versus dedicated cetacean observers under
mitigation and population estimate aspects.
