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. 2018 Apr 30;6:e4695. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4695

Table 1. Summary of satellite tag deployment data and movement descriptors of blue whales instrumented in Chilean Northern Patagonia.

ID TAG Type Transmission start Transmission end Track duration (days) Distance travelled (km) ARS Speed (mean ± SD) (km h−1) Transit Speed (km h−1)
1 Spot 2013-04-01 2013-05-15 45 1028.6 0.97 ± 1.2 (0.05–5.7) na
2a Spot 2015-04-09 2015-04-25 17 509.7 1.14 ± 1.3 (0.1–3.8) na
2b Spot 2015-05-31 2015-07-06 37 313.2 0.36 ± 0.3 (0.02–0.9) na
3 Spot 2015-04-14 2015-07-05 83 7086.1 na 4.17 ± 1.1 (2.0–6.1)
4 MK10 2015-04-09 2015-06-12 65 5102.9 na 3.55 ± 1.2 (0.8–7.1)
5 MK10 2015-04-16 2015-06-09 55 3923.7 na 4.05 ± 1.1 (2.0–6.3)
6 MK10 2015-04-17 2015-09-24 161 7420.3 0.52 ± 0.5 (0.01–2.4) 5.43 ± 1.7 (2.6–10.2)
7 MK10 2015-04-13 2015-05-03 21 143.7 0.34 ± 0.4 (0.02–1.1) na
8 Spot 2016-04-10 2016-05-04 25 188.8 0.34 ± 0.3 (0.04–0.8) na
9 Spot 2016-04-04 2016-04-25 23 648.0 na 3.1 ± 1.1 (1.9–4.0)
10 Spot 2016-04-05 2016-10-22 201 8820.1 0.78 ± 0.9 (0.03–3.9) 5.2 ± 1.1 (2.3–6.9)
Pooled 0.67 ± 0.8 (0.01–5.7) 4.3 ± 1.4 (0.8–10.2)