@article{Sigurjónsson_Galan_Víkingsson_2000, title={A note on stomach contents of minke whales (<i>Balaenoptera acutorostrata</i>) in Icelandic waters}, volume={2}, url={https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/NAMMCOSP/article/view/2973}, DOI={10.7557/3.2973}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;There is limited available information on food habits of minke whales (&lt;em&gt;Balaenoptera acutorostrata&lt;/em&gt;) in coastal Iceland. Sixty-eight minke whales were examined for stomach contents; 51.5% contained fish only, 22.1 % krill (Euphausiacea) only, 25.0% fish and krill together, and one animal (l.5%) had no food remains in the stomach. The fish species identified were capelin (&lt;em&gt;Mallotus villosus&lt;/em&gt;), sandeel (&lt;em&gt;Ammodytidae&lt;/em&gt;), cod (&lt;em&gt;Gadus morhua&lt;/em&gt;) and herring (&lt;em&gt;Clupea harengus&lt;/em&gt;). Two species of krill were identified; &lt;em&gt;Thysanoessa raschii&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Meganyctiphanes norvegica&lt;/em&gt;. Sandeel was the dominant prey species in the western and southwestern areas, while capelin and krill were more frequently found in animals sampled in North Iceland.&lt;/p&gt;}, journal={NAMMCO Scientific Publications}, author={Sigurjónsson, Jóhann and Galan, Anton and Víkingsson, Gísli A}, year={2000}, month={May}, pages={82–90} }