Abundance of blue whales off the US West Coast using photo identification
Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) are considered endangered and their populations were depleted by whaling throughout most of their range. Blue
Status of humpback whales and human impacts
This report summarizes overall SPLASH results completed through the end of 2006 as well as reporting on the human impact
Baleen Whales Are Not Important as Prey for Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) in High-Latitude Regions
Certain populations of killer whales Orcinus orca feed primarily or exclusively on marine mammals. However, whether or not baleen whales
Killer Whales and Marine Mammal Trends in the North Pacific – A Re-Examination of Evidence for Sequential Megafauna Collapse and the Prey-Switching Hypothesis
Springer et al. (2003) contend that sequential declines occurred in North Pacific populations of harbor and fur seals, Steller sea
Southern Hemisphere Whales Wintering off Central America: Insights from Water Temperature into the Longest Mammalian Migration
We report on a wintering area off the Pacific coast of Central America for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating from
Behavioral Context of Call Production by Eastern North Pacific Blue Whales
We assessed the behavioral context of calls produced by blue whales Balaenoptera musculus off the California coast based on acoustic,
Blue Whale Visual and Acoustic Encounter Rates in the Southern California Bight
The relationship between blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) visual and acoustic encounter rates was quantitatively evaluated using hourly counts of detected
Site Fidelity, Associations and Movements of Cuvier’s (Ziphius cavirostris) and Blainville’s (Mesoplodon densirostris) Beaked Whales off the Island of Hawai’i
Although the Ziphiidae are the second-most speciose family of cetaceans, information on beaked whale species and populations has been limited