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Tracking the migratory travels of 10 Southern Right Whales in a new season of the Project “TrackingWhales” 1500 1000 Siguiendo Ballenas

Tracking the migratory travels of 10 Southern Right Whales in a new season of the Project “TrackingWhales”

The 9th season of this collaborative project, which has followed the migratory paths of southern right whales in the southern seas since 2014, has now begun. One of the discoveries of last year´s season was the tracking of a whale into the Pacific Ocean, something never recorded before then. The whereabouts of the whales can…

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The 8th season of Right Whale satellite tracking in the SW Atlantic is now under way 1500 1000 Siguiendo Ballenas

The 8th season of Right Whale satellite tracking in the SW Atlantic is now under way

A new season of the “TrackingWhales” project is now in full swing. This project has been recording the oceanic travels of southern right whales since 2014, to obtain information that is essential for the conservation of the species. This year, satellite transmitters were deployed on 16 whales. Their travels can be followed day to day…

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Whale migration routes in the South Atlantic Ocean are tracked using satellite telemetry technology 1500 1000 Siguiendo Ballenas

Whale migration routes in the South Atlantic Ocean are tracked using satellite telemetry technology

The routes traveled by 22 Southern Right Whales are currently being recorded in this seventh season of the “TrackingWhales” project. As in previous years, the whales’ movements are updated daily on the www.siguiendoballenas.org website. This year state-of-the-art satellite transmitters were deployed on 16 whales in Golfo Nuevo and on 6 in Golfo San Matías. Rodocrosita,…

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The very successful sixth season of the Tracking Whales Project ended 1500 1000 Siguiendo Ballenas

The very successful sixth season of the Tracking Whales Project ended

With 302 days transmitting after being tagged in Golfo Nuevo, and having broken the historical record of transmission time during this project, Amalthea´s satellite device stopped transmitting on July 26, 2022, thus ending the 2021-2022 season of the #TrackingWhales Project. She was the last whale transmitting, out of 18 whales from the Peninsula Valdés population…

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For the first time ever the complete migration route of a Right Whale with calf is recorded 1200 800 Siguiendo Ballenas

For the first time ever the complete migration route of a Right Whale with calf is recorded

(Spanish only) Se trata de Electra, una de las 18 ballenas francas australes equipadas con transmisores satelitales durante la temporada 2021 del proyecto “Siguiendo Ballenas”. Este es el segundo caso en que se registra la trayectoria completa de una ballena franca austral desde su partida del área de cría de Península Valdés en un año…

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For the first time ever the migration of one Southern Right Whale is recorded in two different years 1200 800 Siguiendo Ballenas

For the first time ever the migration of one Southern Right Whale is recorded in two different years

(Spanish only) Por primera vez, se registró el viaje migratorio de una ballena franca austral en dos años diferentes. Se trata de “Antares”, una hembra adulta a la cual se le colocó un dispositivo satelital en 2021 en el marco del proyecto colaborativo “Siguiendo Ballenas”. A través del Programa de foto-identificación del Instituto de Conservación…

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The sixth season of satellite tracking of Right Whales begins in the South Atlantic 1200 800 Siguiendo Ballenas

The sixth season of satellite tracking of Right Whales begins in the South Atlantic

(Spanish only) Los viajes hacia las áreas de alimentación de un grupo de ballenas francas australes están siendo monitoreados satelitalmente y sus recorridos pueden conocerse a través del sitio www.siguiendoballenas.org. La tecnología aplicada en el proyecto “Siguiendo Ballenas” permite localizar ambientes clave del Atlántico Sur para el ciclo de vida de la especie y generar…

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Satellite tracking of 23 Right Whales in the South Atlantic Ocean ends successfully 1170 798 Siguiendo Ballenas

Satellite tracking of 23 Right Whales in the South Atlantic Ocean ends successfully

(Spanish only) El proyecto “Siguiendo Ballenas” es el resultado del trabajo colaborativo de instituciones académicas, gubernamentales y de la sociedad civil de Argentina, Brasil y Estados Unidos. En su quinta temporada, se monitorearon satelitalmente los viajes de alimentación de 23 ballenas francas australes que reproducen en los golfos norpatagónicos. Durante casi 8 meses, el seguimiento…

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23 Southern Right Whales are tracked via satellite in real time 900 675 Siguiendo Ballenas

23 Southern Right Whales are tracked via satellite in real time

(Spanish only) Se trata del proyecto de investigación #SiguiendoBallenas 2019 que llevan adelante conjuntamente instituciones académicas y organizaciones de la sociedad civil en las costas de Chubut. Se inició una nueva temporada del proyecto de investigación #SiguiendoBallenas Durante el mes de septiembre en el Golfo Nuevo, Provincia de Chubut, se equiparon 23 ballenas francas con…

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