Information on cetacean population status is vital for determining fisheries management strategies, especially where they overlap spatiotemporally and target the same organism. This study aims to quantify distribution and abundance of fin (Balaenoptera physalus) and humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangeliae) near the South Orkney Islands, an area in the Southern Ocean with the highest catches of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba). Ship-based observational data were collected during the austra...
