A Collaborative and Near-Comprehensive North Pacific Humpback Whale Photo-ID Dataset
We present an ocean-basin-scale dataset that includes tail fluke photographic identification (photo-ID) and encounter data for most living individual humpback
A Deep Learning Approach to Photo-Identification Demonstrates High Performance on Two Dozen Cetacean Species
Researchers can investigate many aspects of animal ecology through noninvasive photo–identification. Photo–identification is becoming more efficient as matching individuals between
Trade-Offs in Telemetry Tag Programming for Deep-Diving Cetaceans: Data Longevity, Resolution, and Continuity
Animal-borne telemetry instruments (tags) have greatly advanced our understanding of species that are challenging to observe. Recently, non-recoverable instruments attached
Minke Whale Feeding Rate Limitations Suggest Constraints on the Minimum Body Size for Engulfment Filtration Feeding
Bulk filter feeding has enabled gigantism throughout evolutionary history. The largest animals, extant rorqual whales, utilize intermittent engulfment filtration feeding
The Migratory Whale Herd Concept: A Novel Unit to Conserve Under the Ecological Paradigm
Photographic and genetic studies have revealed the complex population structure of migratory large whales. Most research and management are geographically
Year-Round Presence of Northern and Southern Hemisphere Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus) at the Galapagos Archipelago
Information about blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the Eastern Tropical Pacific is scarce. Only a few whales have been seen
Long-Term Associations of Common Bottlenose Dolphins with a Fish Farm in Hawaiʻi and Impacts on Other Protected Species
The global expansion of mariculture offers numerous potential benefits but may also pose a threat to wildlife populations. There is
A Trans-Pacific Movement Reveals Regular Migrations of Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between Russia and Mexico
Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae undertake extensive annual migrations, have complex migratory patterns, and have held several mammalian long-distance movement records.
Biologically Important Areas II for Cetaceans Within U.S. and Adjacent Waters – Hawaiʻi Region
Twenty-six cetacean species have been documented in Hawaiʻi. Eleven odontocete species have distinct small populations resident to one or more
Northern Range Expansion of California Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
The California coastal stock of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) expanded its range north from the Southern California Bight, its historical