Table 2 Migration dates for 14 animals leaving the St. Lawrence Estuary in the fall.

From: Migratory movements of fin whales from the Gulf of St. Lawrence challenge our understanding of the Northwest Atlantic stock structure

Year and Tag

Deploy. date

Leaving estuary

Leaving GSL

Last Trans

Location last Trans

Furthest S point

2016_100386

18-Nov

20-Nov

NA

13-Jan

GSL

 

2016_100388

20-Oct

28-Oct

NA

09-Nov

GSL

 

2014_106740

04-Nov

07-Nov

27-Dec

05-Jan

Off NS

45 deg N

2015_141348

18-Nov

19-Dec

NA

04-Jan

GSL

 

2020_173514

28-Nov

09-Dec

15-Dec

29-Jan

GoM

32 deg N

2020_173515

05-Oct

10-Dec

11-Jan

29-Jan

S. of NS

39 deg N

2020_173518

05-Oct

10-Oct

11-Nov

14-Jan

Off NS

23 deg N

2021_197194

21-Oct

27-Oct

01-Nov

04-Nov

Off NS

43 deg N

2021_197195

28-Nov

11-Dec

15-Dec

05-Jan

Off Florida

26 deg N

2021_197196

21-Oct

26-Oct

NA

06-Nov

GSL

 

2021_197202

17-Nov

21-Nov

04-Dec

12-Dec

CRSM

37 deg N

2021_158389

04-Oct

27-Oct

30-Oct

04-Nov

off NS

43 deg N

2021_197177

04-Oct

12-Oct

NA

17-Oct

GSL

 

2021_197182

29-Sep

01-Oct

NA

25-Oct

GSL

 
  1. GSL Gulf of St. Lawrence, Trans. Transmission, NS Nova Scotia, GoM Gulf of Maine, CRSM Corner Rise Seamounts, Furthest S point Furthest Southern point of migration, NA not applicable.