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Hungry humpbacks: measuring seasonal foraging intensity at South Georgia

 

Key Facts

FUNDING SCHEME ICON
FUNDING SCHEME
Darwin Plus
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VALUE
£346,812
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WHERE
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Summary

Whales are the largest krill-predators at South Georgia (SG), yet their impacts on krill stocks are poorly understood. Recently, whale surveys revealed high summer abundance and extended use of SG waters into winter, coincident with a krill fishery. This project measures how whale foraging intensity varies across the feeding season in SG, using UAV-based measurements of body condition and satellite-tracking of diving rates to measure season-specific krill consumption, and inform krill quota-setting for the Subarea 48.3 CCAMLR krill risk assessment.
 
Status Current
Reference DPLUS188
Round 11
Start 01/04/2023
End 30/09/2025

Project Leader


Project Partners
Friends of South Georgia Island, South Georgia Heritage Trust (SGHT), Instituto Baleia Jubarte, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, University of California Santa Cruz, Aarhus University, Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands


Regions
UKOT

Countries
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

Documents:
Download: Half Year Report - DPLUS188 HYR1 - 12/02/2024

Download: Application Form - DPLUS188 App - 16/02/2023