The Southern Ocean Exchange: porous boundaries between humpback whale breeding populations in southern polar waters

MCC Marcondes, T Cheeseman, JA Jackson… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are a cosmopolitan species and perform long
annual migrations between low-latitude breeding areas and high-latitude feeding areas …

Interchange of southern hemisphere humpback whales across the South Atlantic Ocean

EA Ramos, T Cheeseman, MCC Marcondes, M Olio… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The cosmopolitan distribution of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) is largely
driven by migrations between winter low-latitude breeding grounds and summer high …

Impacts of Whale Watching on the Behavior of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Coast of Panama

AM Amrein, HM Guzman, KC Surrey… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Ecotourism focused on whales and dolphins has become a popular activity and an important
source of revenue for many countries. Whale watching is vital to supporting conservation …

From the Antarctic Peninsula to eastern Australia: the longest migration of a humpback whale through the South Pacific Ocean

J Acevedo, A Aguayo-Lobo, P Beeman… - Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) seasonally migrate between their
corresponding breeding and feeding grounds; however, some individual whales deviate …

Energetic effects of whale-watching boats on humpback whales on a breeding ground

D Villagra, A García-Cegarra, DI Gallardo… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Interactions between whale-watching boats and cetaceans can lead to changes in their
behavior. From a management perspective, it is important to understand how this type of …

Diurnal increases in depths of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother‐calf pods off West Maui, Hawaiʻi: A response to vessels?

AA Pack, JO Waterman, AS Craig - Marine Mammal Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) habitat use in their Hawaiian
breeding grounds have revealed that mother‐calf pairs favor shallow waters to avoid …

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) winter distribution and core habitats in relation to El Ninõ Southern Oscillation and depth in coastal and oceanic waters …

J Denkinger, A Eguiguren, F Rubianes… - Marine Mammal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Southern Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) breed in subtropical
and tropical waters off Peru in the south to Nicaragua in the north. The effect of warming …

Vessel strikes of large whales in the eastern tropical Pacific: a case study of regional underreporting

N Ransome, NR Loneragan… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Vessel strike is recognized as a major modern threat to the recovery of large whale
populations globally, but the issue is notoriously difficult to assess. Vessel strikes by large …

Migratory behaviour of humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific under climate change

V Millien, N Stafiej, F Félix, HM Guzman - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
Humpback whales, a species of baleen whale occurring in all oceans globally, undergo
seasonal migration between their breeding grounds in tropical warm waters and high …

Abundance, distribution and behaviour of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) along the Pacific coast of Nicaragua, Central America

J De Weerdt, J Calambokidis, E Pouplard… - Marine and …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Previous research has shown the presence of an endangered humpback whale
population breeding off the Pacific coast of Central America. However, little is known about …