Rare sighting of a right whale ( Eubalaena glacialis ) in Hawaii

The presence of a right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Hawaiian waters on March 25, 1979 was documented by photographs which allow individual recognition. The sighting is significant because right whales have not been reported in these waters since 1851 and because the North Pacific population h...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Rowntree, V., Darling, J., Silber, G., Ferrari, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1980
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Pacific
Eubalaena glacialis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z80-038
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z80-038
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Summary:The presence of a right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Hawaiian waters on March 25, 1979 was documented by photographs which allow individual recognition. The sighting is significant because right whales have not been reported in these waters since 1851 and because the North Pacific population has been estimated to number only 100–200 individuals even though the killing of right whales has been banned since 1937.

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