Table 1 Statistics for the chinstrap penguins and southern elephant seals tags analyzed, including the total number of tags, the total locations, the average number of locations per tag, the average number of days recorded in a tag, and the average maximum distance traveled. The statistics are given for the entire dataset, and for the subset which migrated to the area centered around 140°W.

From: Long-distance winter migrations of chinstrap penguins and elephant seals to a persistent bloom at the edge of the Ross Gyre

 

CHPE

CHPE

(in focus area)

SES (50°W-130°W)

SES

(in focus area)

Total tags

74

9 (12%)

315

16 (5%)

Years

2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2017

2006, 2010, 2011, 2017

2004–2019

2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013

Total locations

28,270

3638

(13%)

165,027

2953

(2%)

N per tag

382 ± 317

722 ± 467

524 ± 326

599 ± 214

Days per tag

94 ± 49

151 ± 53

191 ± 81

209 ± 56

Maximum distance

1085 ± 1237

3823 ± 730

960 ± 1035

3615 ± 959