Is the Sea Off Odisha, North-Western Bay of Bengal, a Favourable Feeding Ground of Bryde’s Whale [Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878]?

Seasonal occurrence of baleen whales along Odisha coast is investigated based on critical evaluation of the stranding data collected from beach surveys, citizen reports and unpublished records during2016- 2020. The study reveals that there have been 18 instances of whale stranding in Odisha of which...

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Published in:Thalassas : revista de ciencias del mar 2022-04, Vol.38 (1), p.267-272
Main Authors: Patro, Shesdev, Padhi, Sunil Kumar, Bhoi, Gitanjali, Parida, Siba Prasad, Mohapatra, Anil, Krishnan, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic mammals
Balaenoptera
Balaenoptera edeni
Baleens
Beaches
Breeding
Cetacea
Coastal Sciences
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Feeding
Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Habitat selection
Habitat utilization
Investigations
Isotopes
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Marine mammals
Nursery grounds
Oceanography
Reproductive behaviour
Seasonal distribution
Seasons
Sexual maturity
Stable isotopes
Stomach content
Stranding
Surveys
Tropical climate
Visual observation
Whales
Whales & whaling
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Summary:Seasonal occurrence of baleen whales along Odisha coast is investigated based on critical evaluation of the stranding data collected from beach surveys, citizen reports and unpublished records during2016- 2020. The study reveals that there have been 18 instances of whale stranding in Odisha of which baleen whales accounted for 12 (66.6%) and Bryde’s whale ( Balaenoptera edeni) alone accounted for 11 instances (61%). Two of the incidents were noted while data review and 16 were investigated in the field and by observing photographs. As the lengths of 55% of the individuals of Bryde’s whale stranded in Odisha were less than the size at which they attain sexual maturity (
ISSN:0212-5919
2366-1674
DOI:10.1007/s41208-022-00397-6