Changes in Blue Whale Survival and Abundance in the Gulf of California
Understanding the drivers of population abundance and distribution is fundamental to ecology and key to informing conservation actions, particularly in
Development of Single-Pin, Un-Barbed, Pole-Tagging of Free-Swimming Dolphins and Sharks with Satellite-Linked Transmitters
Background To tag large marine vertebrates, without the need to catch them, avoiding using barbs for tag retention, and precisely
Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Post-Mortem Findings from December 2018 through 2021 during the Unusual Mortality Event in the Eastern North Pacific
Beginning in December 2018, increased numbers of gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) strandings were reported along the west coast of Mexico,
Biologically Important Areas II for Cetaceans within U.S. and Adjacent Waters – West Coast Region
Here we update U.S. West Coast Biologically Important Areas (BIAs) that were published in 2015 using new data and approaches.
Bellwethers of Change: Population Modelling of North Pacific Humpback Whales from 2002 through 2021 Reveals Shift from Recovery to Climate Response
For the 40 years after the end of commercial whaling in 1976, humpback whale populations in the North Pacific Ocean
New Urban Habitat for Endangered Humpback Whales: San Francisco Bay
As populations of large whales recover from whaling, species that forage and breed in coastal waters, including the humpback whale
Submesoscale Coupling of Krill and Whales Revealed by Aggregative Lagrangian Coherent Structures
In the marine environment, dynamic physical processes shape biological productivity and predator–prey interactions across multiple scales. Identifying pathways of physical–biological
Using Accelerometry Tags to Quantify Gray Whale Foraging Behavior
High-resolution tri-axial accelerometry biologging tags have quantitatively described behaviors in baleen whale species that forage using lunges and continuous ram
Evidence of a Small, Island-Associated Population of Common Bottlenose Dolphins in the Mariana Islands
Small, island-associated populations of cetaceans have evolved around numerous oceanic islands, likely due to habitat discontinuities between nearshore and offshore
Environmental Drivers of Persistent Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Feeding Events in a Mexican Breeding Area
Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae typically fast for several months in low latitude breeding areas. Here we report on persistent feeding