This report provides updated West-Coast abundance estimates for blue and humpback whales from mark-recapture estimates based on photo-identifications work conducted
Humpback whales undertake annual migrations from low-latitude wintering grounds to higher latitude feeding grounds. Individuals learn their migratory routes from
The 2018 California Current Ecosystem Survey (CCES) was a joint project of the Marine Mammal and Turtle Division (MMTD) and
We update the results of a 22-year (1996-2017) collaborative study examining the abundance and the population structure of these animals
A number of species of resident and non-resident odontocetes use the waters of the Kaulakahi Channel between Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau,
False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) are long-lived upper trophic level odontocetes that are found throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. Until
As part of a long-term U.S. Navy-funded marine mammal monitoring program, in August 2018 a combination of vessel-based field effort
