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Published 1998 First systematic records of humpback whales in the Patagonian channels Published in: Annals of the Patagonian Institute, 1998 Authors: Jorge Gibbons, Juan Capella, Ricardo Matus, and Leonardo Guzmán Download the full study here What is this study about? During a full year of scientific navigation between 1997 and 1998, this study documented […]

Published 2025 Chile continues to lead in vessel collisions with whales: an urgent call to action Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science, 2025 Authors: Frederick Toro, Jorge Gibbons, Juan Capella, Jorge Acevedo, Bárbara Galletti Vernazzani, Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete, among others Download the full study here What does this study tell us? This work updates and expands the

Published 2024 Two species of otter in Patagonia: How do the huillín and the chungungo coexist? Published in: Journal of Mammalogy, 2024 Authors: Sielfeld, W.; Daza, E.; Capella, J.; Pérez, L.; Soto, N.; Fernández, M.; Gibbons, J. Download the full study here What is this study about? The study analyzes for the first time the coexistence of

Published 2024 Habitat at risk: Where do Chilean dolphins live in Patagonia and what threatens them? Published in: Biology, 2024 Authors: Liliana Pérez, Yasna Cuéllar, Jorge Gibbons, Eduardo Pinilla, Simon Demers and Juan Capella Download the full study here What is this study about? This scientific work reveals, for the first time, the preferences of

Published 2020 High rate of ship-whale collisions off the coast of Chile Published in: Marine Policy, 2020 Authors: Acevedo, J., Gibbons, J., Capella, J., Cheeseman, T., Hucke-Gaete, R., et al. Download the full study here What's the problem? This study systematically documents for the first time the frequency with which whales and ships are struck by a high rate of ship collisions off the coast of Chile.

Published 2020 Humpback whale movements in a narrow and heavily trafficked strait, Chile. Published 2020 Authors: Héctor M. Guzmán, Juan J. Capella, Carlos Valladares, Jorge Gibbons, Richard Condit. Download the full study here Context The Strait of Magellan is a key maritime corridor connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic and

Published 2021 First record of exchange between humpback whales in the Strait of Magellan and the Antarctic Peninsula Published in: Polar Biology, 2021 Authors: Jorge Acevedo, Juan Capella, Ted Cheeseman, Cole Monnahan, Ken Southerland, Paola Acuña, Anelio Aguayo-Lobo Download the full study here What was discovered in this study? For the first time, it was documented that some humpback whales

Published 2020 50 years of cetacean strandings in Chile reveal a worrying increase in Patagonia Published in: Scientific Reports (Nature), 2020 Authors: Alvarado-Rybak, M. et al. (Universidad Andrés Bello, University of Minnesota, Whalesound, among others Download the full study here What does this study show? For more than five decades (1968–2020), scientists collected data on whale strandings in Chile.

Published 2018 Marine mammals in Chile: diversity, history and conservation Published in: Biodiversity of Chile – Heritage and Challenges, Third Edition, 2018 Chapter: Species diversity – Marine Mammals Authors: Juan J. Capella (Whalesound, Yubarta Foundation) and Jorge Gibbons (Patagonian Institute, UMAG) Download the full study here What are marine mammals? They encompass

Published 2008 Coastal migratory connections of humpback whales in southern Chile Published in: Annals of the Patagonian Institute, 2008 Authors: Juan Capella, Bárbara Galletti Vernazzani, Jorge Gibbons, Elsa Cabrera Download the full study here Study summary This study presents for the first time direct evidence of the exchange of humpback whale individuals.