Further evidence of humpback whale presence in deep tropical ocean during the breeding season: confirmation and extension of acoustic detections between Hawaii and Mexico

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Darling, James D., Goodwin, Beth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2023
• Subjects: Ocean Engineering; Water Science and Technology; Aquatic Science; Global and Planetary Change; Oceanography; Pacific; South Point; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1223835; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1223835/full

During winter humpback whales converge on tropical breeding grounds characterized by shallow, warm seas. In the eastern half of the North Pacific two such breeding grounds are located along the shorelines and shallows of Mexico, and in mid-ocean around Hawaii, separated by 4,500-6,000 km of deep oce...