Radio-tagging of whales
Radio-tagging of whales
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1966-05
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Schevill, William E.
Watkins, William A.
Watkins, William A.
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10.1575/1912/72191
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Whales
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Abstract
We recount here a series of attempts to tag and track whales at sea without catching them. Radio transmitters of 140 Mc were attached to the backs of whales from helicopters. Tracking the tagged whales was attempted by ship and by airplane receiving systems.
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Schevill, W. E., Watkins, W. A. (1966). Radio-tagging of whales. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/72191