Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (한국수산과학회지)

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Abundance Estimates of the Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, in the East Sea, Korea

한국 동해 밍크고래 Balaenoptera acutorostrata의 자원개체수 추정

  • 박겸준 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 안용락 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 김장근 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 최석관 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 문대연 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소) ;
  • 박지은 (국립수산과학원 고래연구소)
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

Line transect data from sighting surveys conducted in the East Sea, Korea in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 were analysed to estimate densities and numbers of minke whale. The half-normal model was fit to the survey in 2000 and the uniform model was the most fitable to the survey in 2002 and 2006, and the surveys in 2003 and 2005 were fit by the hazard-rate model. The estimated density of minke whale in the survey in 2000 was estimated as 0.026 individuals/$km^2$ (CV=0.409; 95% CI 0.011-0.065) and was higher than the survey in 2002 estimated as 0.018 individuals/$km^2$ (CV=0.329; 95% CI: 0.009-0.034). The estimated density of minke whale in the survey in 2003 was estimated as 0.033 individuals/$km^2$ (95% CI: 0.008-0.139) with the highest CV 0.760. The highest density was estimated in the survey in 2005 with 0.053 individuals/$km^2$ (95% CI: 0.020-0.141). The Lowest CV (0.306) was estimated in the survey in 2006 with 0.025 individuals/$km^2$ (95% CI: 0.014-0.046). A total of 500 bootstrap samples were generated within each stratum. Density, CV and 95% CI of each surveys were increased than analytic results except the survey in 2003. There were no increasing or decreasing annual trends in the density of minke whales observed during the study period. A long-term monitor and survey is needed to assess project minke whale abundance in the East Sea.

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