Local and migratory movements of Hawaiian humpback whales tracked by satellite telemetry

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Mate, Bruce R, Gisiner, Robert, Mobley, Joseph
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1998
• Subjects: Five Islands; Gulf of Alaska; Megaptera novaeangliae; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z98-008; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z98-008

We examined inter-island movements and offshore migrations of six humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) tagged during March and April 1995 with satellite-monitored radio tags off Kaua´i, Hawai´i. The tags transmitted 0.5-17 days ( x bar = 8.5 ± 2.7 days) and produced 1-66 locations that met our s...