Figure 3

Trend of the observed (black dots) and estimated (grey dots) accumulated numbers of the southern right whale Eubalaena australis and associated 95% confidence interval (black bars) and 95% posterior predictive intervals (grey bars). The solid blue line represents the median estimated model-averaged trajectory of the population abundance (Ny) multiplied by posterior catchability (q), while the shaded areas correspond to the 50% and 95% credible intervals.