Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Habitat Selection in Female-Calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Pairs on the Hawaiian Breeding Grounds

• Main Authors: Cartwright, Rachel, Gillespie, Blake, LaBonte, Kristen, Mangold, Terrence, Venema, Amy, Eden, Kevin, Sullivan, Matthew
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2012
• Subjects: Life Sciences; GIS; humpback whale; Megaptera novaeangliae; cetaceans; marine ecology; habitat; Au'au channel; Boat Harbor; Pacific; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8d15b7r2

The Au’au Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii comprises critical breeding habitat for humpback whales(Megaptera novaeangliae) of the Central North Pacific stock. However, like many regions where marine mega-fauna gather,these waters are also the focus of a flourishing local eco-tou...