Blue Whale - High density feeding areas

11 tagged Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) were tracked during the daytime movements as well as the feeding behaviour in the St. Lawrence River estuary. Kernel density was applied to derminate the high density feeding areas of all individuals combined (30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 95 %).

Doniol-Valcroze T, Lesage V, Giard J, Michaud R, 2012. Challenges in marine mammal habitat modelling: evidence of multiple foraging habitats from the identification of feeding events in blue whales. Endang Species Res, Vol. 17 : 255–268, doi : 10.3354/esr00427 (English version only)

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Title (French)	Rorqual Bleu - Aires de haute densité alimentation
Update Frequency	as_needed
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Sensitivity Level	unrestricted
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Contact Person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Regional Ecosystems Management Branch, Marine Planning and Conservation", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada; Direction régionale de la gestion des écosystèmes, Planification et conservation marines"}
Contact Email	DFO.QC.MSP-PSM.QC.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Data Dictionary	EPSG:4269,https://epsg.io,9.8(3.0.1)
Open Canada Date Published	2012-01-01 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"en": ["Blue Whale", "Environment", "Oceans", "Marine biology"], "fr": ["Rorqual bleu", "Environnement", "Océan", "Biologie marine"]}
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