Table 1 Tag deployment summary table for blue and fin whales tagged in the Northeast Pacific ocean from 1998–2018. Data shown are for tracks with at least one segment > 6 d (171 blue whales and 97 fin whales)
Species | Project ID | Tag type | #track segments | Mean segment duration (d) | SD segment duration (d) | Mean locations/d | SD locations/d | # tracks | Mean track duration (d) | SD track duration (d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue | 1998CA | Type-C | 11 | 33.5 | 27.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 7 | 54.5 | 31.2 |
Blue | 1999CA | Type-C | 35 | 27.7 | 26.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 13 | 95.5 | 68.7 |
Blue | 2000CA | Type-C | 14 | 28.3 | 25.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 5 | 123.1 | 87.8 |
Blue | 2001MX | Type-C | 4 | 35.8 | 44.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 167.0 | NA |
Blue | 2002MX | Type-C | 3 | 86.8 | 92.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2 | 137.8 | 78.3 |
Blue | 2004CA | Type-C | 21 | 50.0 | 35.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 16 | 71.5 | 50.1 |
Blue | 2005CA | Type-C | 23 | 32.1 | 28.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 14 | 72.5 | 59.8 |
Blue | 2006CA | Type-C | 26 | 22.9 | 18.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 8 | 127.8 | 97.9 |
Blue | 2007CA | Type-C | 38 | 33.1 | 28.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 14 | 107.0 | 85.3 |
Blue | 2008CA | Type-C | 23 | 38.5 | 32.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 12 | 96.0 | 59.8 |
Blue | 2008CR | Type-C | 8 | 32.5 | 34.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2 | 158.6 | 52.7 |
Blue | 2014CA | Type-C | 23 | 54.7 | 65.1 | 20.0 | 42.4 | 20 | 64.6 | 70.3 |
Blue | 2015CA | Type-C | 28 | 52.7 | 42.7 | 17.8 | 38.2 | 20 | 78.0 | 49.2 |
Blue | 2016CA | Type-C | 18 | 64.4 | 56.3 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 15 | 79.2 | 56.9 |
Blue | 2017CA | Type-C | 28 | 57.7 | 36.2 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 22 | 76.8 | 41.9 |
| Â | Â | Mean | 20.2 | 43.4 | Â | 4.4 | Â | 12.0 | 98.2 | Â |
Fin | 2004CA | Type-C | 1 | 9.3 | NA | 3.1 | NA | 1 | 9.3 | NA |
Fin | 2006CA | Type-C | 7 | 37.7 | 33.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 301.0 | NA |
Fin | 2014CA | Type-C | 9 | 27.4 | 21.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6 | 45.5 | 43.5 |
Fin | 2015CA | Type-C | 16 | 35.9 | 37.5 | 12.6 | 31.6 | 12 | 50.7 | 64.1 |
Fin | 2016CA | Type-C | 14 | 25.3 | 23.2 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 13 | 29.8 | 29.3 |
Fin | 2017CA | Type-C | 1 | 38.6 | NA | 3.7 | NA | 1 | 42.3 | NA |
Fin | 2018PNW | Type-C | 1 | 14.5 | NA | 8.0 | NA | 1 | 35.9 | NA |
Fin | CenCal_2016 | Type-A | 1 | 6.7 | NA | 5.5 | NA | 1 | 6.7 | NA |
Fin | SoCal_2008 | Type-A | 4 | 32.2 | 19.5 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 3 | 44.0 | 24.2 |
Fin | SoCal_2009 | Type-A | 7 | 24.5 | 22.6 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 10 | 18.5 | 20.8 |
Fin | SoCal_2010 | Type-A | 3 | 38.6 | 26.4 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 3 | 38.6 | 26.4 |
Fin | SoCal_2011 | Type-A | 3 | 23.2 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 3.3 | 4 | 18.2 | 11.1 |
Fin | SoCal_2012 | Type-A | 13 | 29.1 | 19.5 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 13 | 29.1 | 19.5 |
Fin | SoCal_2013 | Type-A | 12 | 29.2 | 17.8 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 13 | 27.9 | 24.7 |
Fin | SoCal_2014 | Type-A | 2 | 45.1 | 33.6 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 2 | 45.1 | 33.6 |
Fin | SoCal_2015 | Type-A | 3 | 42.7 | 22.5 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 42.7 | 22.5 |
Fin | SoCal_2016 | Type-A | 2 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1 | 30.0 | NA |
Fin | SoCal_2017 | Type-A | 2 | 39.3 | 39.3 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 2 | 39.3 | 39.3 |
Fin | WA_2010 | Type-A | 3 | 26.1 | 17.8 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 2 | 47.7 | 33.9 |
Fin | WA_2011 | Type-A | 1 | 27.0 | NA | 8.3 | NA | 2 | 15.5 | 16.3 |
Fin | WA_2012 | Type-A | 1 | 23.5 | NA | 14.3 | NA | 1 | 23.5 | NA |
Fin | WA_2013 | Type-A | 2 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 2 | 24.5 | 25.2 |
| Â | Â | Mean | 4.9 | 27.9 | Â | 7.5 | Â | 4.4 | 43.9 | Â |