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Catch records from Cheynes Beach Whaling Station 1952 - 1963

Australian Institute of Marine Science
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
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This data set contains biological information on sperm and humpback whales processed at Cheynes Beach Whaling Station between 1952 and 1963. Biological variables include date of catch; location of catch; species caught; sex of catch; reproductive status; body length; and total body lipid.
The data was sourced from the State Records Office of Western Australia www.sro.wa.gov.au The original records are in raw hand-written data sheets which were photographed and digitised into an excel spreadsheet.

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Irvine, L

Modified: 19 09 2025

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Irvine Lyn G., Thums Michele, Hanson Christine E., McMahon Clive R. and Hindell Mark A. 2017Quantifying the energy stores of capital breeding humpback whales and income breeding sperm whales using historical whaling recordsR. Soc. open sci.4160290160290 http://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160290

doi : http://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160290

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ACN 633 798 857