2011/04/01 by Martin Postma, Mia Wege, M.N. Bester +2 · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Marine animal studies overview #Marine and coastal plant biology #Polar Research and Ecology #Shore #Geography #Fishery #Barrier island #Oceanography #Biology #Geology
paper · doi:10.3377/004.046.0112
openalex publication_date 2011/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Opportunistic shore-based sightings of southern right whales Eubalaena australis for Marion Island (46°54′S, 37°45′E) were documented at five different times between 1974 and 2009. Whales were sighted between May and September and exclusively on the eastern lee side of the Island. Notwithstanding some observer biases over this time frame, the species appears to be an infrequent visitor to the inshore marine environment of Marion Island.