Identification of a juvenile pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) in New Caledonia, South-West Pacific
Citer
Garrigue, C., Clua, E. and Breitenstein, D. (2003) Identification of a juvenile pygmy blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) in New Caledonia, South-West Pacific. Conference: Report to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, At Berlin, Germany, Volume: SC55/SH4.
Résumé
This paper presents the first record of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) in New Caledonia, south-west Pacific. The individual observed was a juvenile male. It spent more than a month in the shallow waters of the lagoon of New Caledonia, during which its condition appeared to slowly deteriorate, until it was attacked and eaten by sharks.