Document Number:
WG-EMM-2021/17
Submitted By:
Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)
Approved By:
Dr Svetlana Kasatkina (Russian Federation)
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Abstract
Results of observations of seabirds and mammals obtained during the acoustic survey in the Subarea 48.1 and 48.2 in January-March 2020 onboard the RV “ATLANTIDA” are presented Seabirds were represented by 27 species. Marine mammals were represented by thirteen species of marine mammals. Ten species belonged to cetaceans, three species belonged to the group of pinnipeds (carnivora). Distribution of abundance of seabird and mammal in relation to krill density is shown.