Occurrence, population composition, and habitat use of humpback whales in Samana Bay, Dominican Republic

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Mattila, David K., Clapham, Phillip J., Vásquez, Oswaldo, Bowman, Robert S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1994
• Subjects: Greenland; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae; Newfoundland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z94-258; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z94-258

A study of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) was conducted between 1988 and 1991 in Samana Bay, Dominican Republic. Humpbacks were observed as early as the earliest survey (3 January) and as late as the latest (16 March). Local abundance varied from 0 whales per hour to a maximum of 3.2 whale...