Abstract:
This dataset summarises the raw GPS locations obtained by satellite tracking of two southern right whales tagged at South Georgia island on 28th January 2020. One whale, genetically identified as a female, was tracked for 117 days (4,860 tag locations provided) and travelled ~5818km including a short period of time at the ice edge. The second whale, genetically identified as a male, was tracked for 238 days (8,492 tag locations provided) and travelled ~9,885km, including migration through the national waters of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Funding:
EU BEST 2.0 Medium Grant 1594, DARWIN PLUS award DPLUS057 and funding from the South Georgia Heritage Trust and Friends of South Georgia Island.
Keywords:
South Georgia, Southern right whale, cetacean, migration, tracking
Jackson, J., Kennedy, A., Zerbini, A., Collins, M., Baker, S., Bassoi, M., Buss, D., Calderan, S., Ensor, P., Leaper, R., Olson, P., & Carroll, E. (2023). Satellite tracked GPS locations of two southern right whales tagged in South Georgia waters from January to September 2020 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/880e8ca1-874b-42be-8768-af128627d789
| Access Constraints: | No restrictions apply. |
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| Use Constraints: | This data is covered by a UK Open Government Licence v3 (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). |
| Creation Date: | 2023-11-16 |
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| Dataset Progress: | Complete |
| Dataset Language: | English |
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| Personnel: | |
| Name | UK Polar Data Centre |
| Role(s) | Metadata Author |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Dr Amy S Kennedy |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Washington |
| Name | Alexandre Zerbini |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Washington |
| Name | Dr Martin A Collins |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Scott Baker |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | Oregon State University |
| Name | Manuela Bassoi |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande |
| Name | Danielle L Buss |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Name | Susannah Calderan |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | Scottish Association for Marine Science |
| Name | Paul Ensor |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | Australian Antarctic Division |
| Name | Russell Leaper |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | International Fund for Animal Welfare |
| Name | Paula Olson |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | Southwest Fisheries Science Center |
| Name | Dr Emma L Carroll |
| Role(s) | Investigator |
| Organisation | University of Auckland |
| Name | Dr Jennifer A Jackson |
| Role(s) | Investigator, Technical Contact |
| Organisation | British Antarctic Survey |
| Parent Dataset: | N/A |
| Reference: | Kennedy, A. S., Carroll, E. L., Zerbini, A. N., Baker, C. S., Bassoi, M., Beretta, N. A.,Buss, D. L., Calderan, S., Cheeseman, T., Collins, M. A., Costa-Urrutia, P., Ensor, P., Groch, K., Leaper, R.,Olson, P., Passadore, C., Riet-Sapriza, F. G., Vermeulen, E., Vilches, F.,...Jackson, J. A. (2023).Photo-identification and satellite telemetry connect southern right whales from South Georgia Island (IslasGeorgias del Sur) with multiple feeding and calving grounds in the southwest Atlantic.Marine MammalScience,1-19.https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13089KENNEDYET AL.19 Standardised documentation: https://static.wildlifecomputers.com/Spreadsheet-File-Descriptions-4.pdf |
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| Quality: | The data are provided here as raw Argos locations with no quality control performed. Some rows are missing information because sometimes not all information is sent to the satellite, and it may take several messages to convey all of the information. Some columns are empty because the Argos output columns are standard for all tag types, and data outputs vary depending on the sensors associated with the tag in question. See READ_ME for full data description. | |
| Lineage: | Location-only (SPOT6, Wildlife Computers, Redmond, WA USA) Argos satellite tags were deployed on southern right whales in South Georgia waters in January 2020. These tags are defined as ''Type C'' (or consolidated) implantable tags by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Tag deployment was conducted from the bow of a rigid-hulled inflatable boat using a custom-modified pneumatic line-throwing device at a distance of approximately 3-10 m from the whale. Each tagged animal was judged to be an adult or subadult based on the overall size and behaviour of the whale. Biopsy samples and photographs were collected simultaneously to tag deployment. Tagging and biopsy operations were conducted in accordance with best practice guidelines (see reference). Biopsy samples were subsequently used to identify the sex of each animal. | |
| Temporal Coverage: | |
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| Start Date | 2020-01-28 |
| End Date | 2020-09-20 |
| Spatial Coverage: | |
| Latitude | |
| Southernmost | -67 |
| Northernmost | -28 |
| Longitude | |
| Westernmost | -63.5 |
| Easternmost | -32.5 |
| Altitude | |
| Min Altitude | N/A |
| Max Altitude | N/A |
| Depth | |
| Min Depth | N/A |
| Max Depth | N/A |
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| Data Collection: | Location-only (SPOT6, Wildlife Computers, Redmond, WA USA) Argos satellite tags. |
| Distribution: | |
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| Distribution Media | N/A |
| Distribution Size | 2 csv files, 1 x txt file, 10,286 KB |
| Distribution Format | N/A |
| Fees | N/A |
| Data Storage: | Data for each tracked animal (Annenkov and Braveheart) include the raw Argos location files (n = 2) in CSV format. The .csv file contains the quality code and error radius description associated with each raw Argos-estimated position. A readme.txt file describes the data in detail. Files: - Readme.txt (3KB) - Braveheart_174317.csv (6546 KB) - Annenkov_174320.csv (3737 KB) |