As part of the long-term United States (U.S.) Navy-funded Marine Species Monitoring Program, from 11-19 February 2024, Cascadia Research Collective
The Salish Sea supports several baleen whale species, including humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), gray (Eschrichtius robustus) and minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). With
This errata version corrects a species identification error in the original (removed by the authors and journal) publication, which incorrectly
Understanding the drivers of population abundance and distribution is fundamental to ecology and key to informing conservation actions, particularly in
Background To tag large marine vertebrates, without the need to catch them, avoiding using barbs for tag retention, and precisely
Beginning in December 2018, increased numbers of gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) strandings were reported along the west coast of Mexico,
Here we update U.S. West Coast Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) that were published in 2015 using new data and approaches.
For the 40 years after the end of commercial whaling in 1976, humpback whale populations in the North Pacific Ocean
Small, island-associated populations of cetaceans have evolved around numerous oceanic islands, likely due to habitat discontinuities between nearshore and offshore
Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae typically fast for several months in low latitude breeding areas. Here we report on persistent feeding