Correction: Satellite derived offshore migratory movements of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from Australian and New Zealand wintering grounds

Evaluating short- to medium-term effects of implantable satellite tags on southern right whales Eubalaena australis

“…1). The interface between the anchoring system and the cylindrical electronics housing was reinforced by a stainless-steel collar (Mackay et al 2020). For more details of tag location on the body (Fig.…”

“…Type B tags are bolted to the dorsal fin of small cetaceans and are not commonly used with large whales. Finally, invasive Type C (or 'consolidated') tags correspond to instruments that are partly or fully embedded in the body of an individual and, in large whales, can provide long-term (weeks to months) data (Zerbini et al 2015a,b, Andrews-Goff et al 2018, Riekkola et al 2018, Mackay et al 2020.…”

“…Zerbini et al 2015a,b). Satellite tracking using invasive tags has contributed to conservation management of threatened whale populations, including southern right whales (SRWs) Eubalaena australis (Best & Mate 2007, Mate et al 2007, Zerbini et al 2016, Mackay et al 2020; North Atlantic right whales E. glacialis (Mate et al 1997); North Pacific right whales E. japonica (Wade et al 2006, Zerbini et al 2015a); North Atlantic bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus (Heide-Jørgensen et al 2007); humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae (Zerbini et al 2006, Andrews-Goff et al 2018, Riekkola et al 2018, Owen et al 2019; blue whales Balaen -optera musculus (Double et al 2014, Hucke-Gaete et al 2018, Möller et al 2020, Calderan et al 2023; and gray whales, Eschrichtius robustus (Mate et al 2015).…”

“…In the current study, satellite tagging was undertaken between 6 and 8 September 2014 at the major wintering breeding ground for the south-western Australian population of SRWs at the Head of the Great Australian Bight in South Australia. Nine SRWs with calves were tagged (for details on tagging, see Mackay et al 2020). The research was undertaken to address several priority research questions identified in the Australian Conservation Management Plan for SRWs, specifically to better understand offshore distribution and migration pathways (DSEWPaC 2012, Mackay et al 2020).…”

“…Nine SRWs with calves were tagged (for details on tagging, see Mackay et al 2020). The research was undertaken to address several priority research questions identified in the Australian Conservation Management Plan for SRWs, specifically to better understand offshore distribution and migration pathways (DSEWPaC 2012, Mackay et al 2020). The population demographics of the south-western population are well understood, and long-term monitoring has been undertaken through aerial and cliff-based research since the early nineties (Charlton et al 2022, Smith et al 2022.…”