Reconciled photo identification of all blue whales identified during the New Zealand Australia Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage 2015

A spreadsheet detailing the filenames of the best left and/or right photos of blue whales photographed and individually identified during the New Zealand Australia Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage 2015.Photo-identification images of whales are collected using digital SLR cameras. Individual blue whales are identifiable from unique patterns of mottled pigment on both sides of the body, and also from variations in dorsal fin shape and any permanent scars that may be present. Blue whales will be photographed at an angle perpendicular to the whale, capturing the pigmentation in the area of the dorsal fin. Individual humpback whales are identifiable from photographs of the ventral flukes or the dorsal fin (perpendicular angle) if the whale does not fluke up.See http://www.marinemammals.gov.au/sorp/antarctic-blue-whale-project for further detail regarding the Antarctic blue whale voyage.

本数据集为一份电子表格，收录了2015年新西兰-澳大利亚南极生态考察航次中，经拍摄并完成个体识别的蓝鲸最优左侧、右侧（或双侧）照片的文件名。本次研究采用数码单反相机采集鲸类照片识别影像。蓝鲸个体可通过其身体两侧独特的斑驳色素纹路、背鳍形态差异以及现存永久性疤痕进行识别。拍摄蓝鲸时需采用与鲸体垂直的角度，以捕捉背鳍区域的色素分布特征。座头鲸个体则可通过腹面尾鳍照片完成识别，若鲸类未扬起尾鳍，也可借助垂直角度拍摄的背鳍照片进行个体识别。有关本次南极蓝鲸考察航次的更多详情，请参阅：http://www.marinemammals.gov.au/sorp/antarctic-blue-whale-project。