Historical occurrence of whales in Scottish Waters inferredfrom whaling records

Abondance et distribution de mammifères marins

Archived logbooks detailing landings at Scottish shore-based whaling stations between 1903 and 1951 were used to map whale catch locations. Historical distribution and occurrence are inferred and summary statistics on total landings are updated for blue (Balaenoptera musculus), fin (Balaenoptera physalus), humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), North Atlantic right (Eubalaena glacialis), sei (Balaenoptera borealis) and sperm (Physeter macrocephalus) whales: a total of 9,996 whales were caught during this period, which is 3.7% higher than previously reported and 25% higher for blue whales. Original provider: Conor Ryan Dataset credits: IWCSupplemental information: This dataset contains a subset of the data used in the citation. The data belong to IWC and the use of the data should be credited to the references.

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Étendue temporelle	1904-04-18 – 1951-08-05
Date (creation)	2022-09-29
Date (publication)	2022-09-29
Statut	onGoing
Fréquence de mise à jour	asNeeded
Langue des métadonnées	en
Licence	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Métadonnées sources	ISO 19115 XML
Dernière mise à jour	2026-11-04
Créé	2026-11-04
API	package_show