| Ocean/Sea |
Regiona |
n |
Agb |
| M |
F |
M |
F |
| Pacific |
Sea of Cortez |
12c |
13c |
1.1 ± 0.4 (0.2-1.7) |
1.8 ± 0.6 (0.2-6.5) |
| Galapagos |
7c |
0 |
2.2 ± 1.5 (0.1-10.7) |
- |
| Pacific |
6c |
16c |
2.9 ± 2.6 (0.1-15.7) |
1.6 ± 0.8 (0.1-13.0) |
| Kiribati |
0 |
1 |
- |
4.2 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10c |
13c |
11.1 ± 7.5 (0.2-75.6) |
9.8 ± 7.1 (0.4-94.4) |
| Australia |
8c |
8c |
0.4 ± 0.2 (0.1-1.3) |
9.2 ± 8.5 (4.3-68.7) |
| Indian |
Cocos |
0 |
18c |
- |
0.2 ± 0.1 (0.04-1.3) |
| Indian |
4c |
0 |
ND |
- |
| Chagos |
12c |
0 |
0.1 ± 0.1 (0.1-0.7) |
- |
| Seychelles |
9c |
25c |
464.9 ± 464.3 (0.1-4,179.0) |
0.3 ± 0.1 (0.1-1.8) |
| Maldives |
9c |
26c |
0.4 ± 0.2 (0.3-2.1) |
0.2 ± 0.05 (0.3-1.0) |
| Sri Lanka |
1c |
23c |
ND |
13.0 ± 12.9 (0.1-297.3) |
| Mauritius |
3 |
26c |
0.1 ± 0.01 (0.06-0.08) |
2.1 ± 1.9 (0.1-49.7) |
| Mediterranean |
Mediterranean |
16c |
7 |
1.0 ± 0.6 (0.2-9.5) |
2.6 ± 1.0 (0.4-6.1) |
| Atlantic |
Canaries |
6 |
17c |
0.7 ± 0.2 (0.1-1.4) |
0.5 ± 0.1 (0.1-1.5) |
| Bahamas |
1 |
1 |
0.6 |
21.7 |
| Total |
Global |
104 |
194 |
42.0 ± 40.2
(0.1-4179.0) |
3.5 ± 1.7
(0.04-297.3) |
M: Male; F: Female
n: Sample size
- None sampled
aRegions are named for the closest land body or ocean region
bAll data are mean total Ag concentration presented in μg/gww ± standard error with minimum and maximum values in ( )
cOne or more whale had undetectable Ag concentrations. One-half the detection concentration (0.01 μg/gww) was used in the analysis |
