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Summer Newton (MSc candidate)Supervisor: Prof. M Lombard, Co-Supervisor:
Prof. K Findlay
The development of a Humpback Whale photo identification catalogue to inform Marine
Spatial Planning in South Africa.
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(Megaptera novaeangliae)
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Individual, unique pigmentation patterns
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Breeding Stocks
summer feeding grounds
winter breeding grounds
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Breeding Sub Stocks
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• 19th – 20th century• Population
decline of
90%
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• Entanglement
• Ship Strikes
• Noise Pollution
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Goal
Collate all existing & new tail
fluke data
Photo identification catalogue
• Movement ecology
• Population dynamics
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Aims
• Extent of mixing –
C1 & C3 breeding
sub stocks
• Extent of mixing –
B & C breeding
stocks
• Extent of migratory
precision in space
& time
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Find Your Whale!
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Aims Continued…
• Digital map to
inform Marine
Spatial Planning
(MSP) – inform
products & ensure
continuation of
healthy whale
stocks.
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Thank you.