Full Record - Satellite tracked GPS locations of two southern right whales tagged in South Georgia waters from January to September 2020

Satellite tracked GPS locations of two southern right whales tagged in South Georgia waters from January to September 2020

GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01799

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.

Citation:
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

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License

Access:	No restrictions apply.
Use:	This data is covered by a UK Open Government Licence v3 (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/).

Authors

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

Basic Information

Creation Date:	2023-11-16
Dataset Progress:	Complete
Dataset Language:	English
ISO Topic Categories:	Biota Oceans
Parameters:	Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Migratory Rates/Routes

Additional Information

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
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/Methodology:	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.

Extent

Temporal Coverage:
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

Instrumentation

Sensor(s):	ARGOS > ARGOS Data Collection and Position Location System
Data Collection:	Location-only (SPOT6, Wildlife Computers, Redmond, WA USA) Argos satellite tags.

Storage

Distribution:
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)