Availability, supply, and aggregation of prey (Calanus spp.) in foraging areas of the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

KA Sorochan, S Plourde… - ICES journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The North Atlantic right whale (NARW), Eubalaena glacialis, resides primarily on
western North Atlantic continental shelves where this endangered species is susceptible to …

Future Directions in Eubalaena spp.: Comparative Research to Inform Conservation

R Harcourt, J Van der Hoop, S Kraus… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
All three extant right whales [Eubalaena australis (Southern; SRW), glacialis (North Atlantic;
NARW), and japonica (North Pacific; NPRW)] were heavily exploited, and the status of the …

North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) and its food: (II) interannual variations in biomass of Calanus spp. on western North Atlantic shelves

KA Sorochan, SÉ Plourde, R Morse… - Journal of Plankton …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The North Atlantic right whale (NARW), Eubalaena glacialis, feeds on zooplankton,
particularly copepods of the genus Calanus. We quantified interannual variation in …

A biophysical model of Calanus hyperboreus in the Gulf of St. Lawrence: Interannual variability in phenology and circulation drive the timing and location of right …

N Le Corre, CE Brennan, J Chassé, CL Johnson… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Since 2015, North Atlantic right whale (NARW) occurrences have considerably
increased in the Gulf of St. Lawrence (GSL), likely driven by a decrease in the availability of …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrography and food distribution during a tidal cycle above a cold-water coral mound

E De Froe, SR Maier, HG Horn, GA Wolff… - Deep Sea Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cold-water corals (CWCs) are important ecosystem engineers in the deep sea that provide
habitat for numerous species and can form large coral mounds. These mounds influence …

Foraging habitat of North Atlantic right whales has declined in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, and may be insufficient for successful reproduction

K Gavrilchuk, V Lesage, SME Fortune… - Endangered Species …, 2021 - int-res.com
Climate-induced changes in calanoid copepod (Calanus spp.) availability in traditional
feeding areas might explain why a large proportion of the North Atlantic right whale …

North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) and its food: (I) a spatial climatology of Calanus biomass and potential foraging habitats in Canadian waters

S Plourde, C Lehoux, CL Johnson… - Journal of Plankton …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
This study aimed at identifying potentially suitable foraging habitats for the North Atlantic
right whale (NARW; Eubalaena glacialis) in the Gulf of St Lawrence (GSL), on the Scotian …

Lipid content in overwintering Calanus finmarchicus across the Subpolar Eastern North Atlantic Ocean

SH Jónasdóttir, RJ Wilson, A Gislason… - Limnology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The boreal copepod Calanus finmarchicus accumulates lipid reserves during summer
feeding in surface ocean waters, which enable it to stay at depth and survive famine during …

Eat or Sleep: Availability of Winter Prey Explains Mid-Winter and Spring Activity in an Arctic Calanus Population

L Hobbs, NS Banas, FR Cottier, J Berge… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Copepods of the genus Calanus have adapted to high levels of seasonality in prey
availability by entering a period of hibernation during winter known as diapause, but …

Near-bottom aggregations of Calanus spp. copepods in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence in summer: significance for North Atlantic right whale foraging

KA Sorochan, S Plourde… - ICES Journal of Marine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Copepods of the genus Calanus are a critical source of food for the North Atlantic right
whale (NARW), Eubalaena glacialis. We quantified variations in depth-integrated …