Immature euphausiids do not appear to be prey for humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae) during spring and summer in Southeast Alaska

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Author: Szabo, Andrew
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Pacific; Stephens Passage; Megaptera novaeangliae; Alaska; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12183; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fmms.12183; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mms.12183

Abstract Humpbacks whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) have shown a remarkable recovery in the North Pacific, raising concerns regarding their impact on marine communities. In Southeast Alaska, humpbacks feed heavily on euphausiids; however, it remains unclear whether they target immature individuals...