Abundance of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the north‐western Mediterranean Sea, using photo‐identification and microsatellite genotyping

Author:

Tardy Céline12ORCID,Ody Denis1,Gimenez Olivier3ORCID,Planes Serge24ORCID

Affiliation:

1. WWF‐France Paris France

2. PSL Research University: EPHE‐UPVD‐CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE Perpignan France

3. CEFE, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD Montpellier France

4. Laboratoire d'Excellence “CORAIL” Papetoai French Polynesia

Abstract

AbstractThe Mediterranean fin whale population, Balaenoptera physalus, is resident, with almost no exchanges with the Atlantic population. The entire population was estimated at 1300 or 13,300 individuals by a recent project depending on the platform used. This disparity shows the importance of long‐term monitoring with a unique protocol of survey. Capture‐recapture approaches using dorsal photographs and genetic identity collections over a 10 years period were used to estimate the abundance of the north‐western Mediterranean fin whale. We identified 332 individuals using photographs and 470 using genotypes, with a total of 546 individuals identified between 2008 and 2019, when some whales were double‐marked. The inter‐annual percentage of recapture varied between 15% and 17% respectively for genotypes and photographs methods. Using Cormack‐Jolly‐Seber models, the abundance of fin whales in the north‐western Mediterranean is estimated at 1295 individuals (95% CI: 1116–1474) with a survival probability of 0.945 (95% CI: 0.690–0.993) from genotypes. Abundance estimates from combined collections (photographs and genotypes) and corrected photograph estimates were similar to the genetic ones. Future studies might prioritize the genetic approach which is the least biased and with a narrower confidence interval. The genetic abundance estimates show relative stability over time, when compared to 1990 estimates, and should be included in future conservation actions.

Funder

Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Ecology,Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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