Revised 6/25/99 HUMPBACK WHALE (Megaptera novaeangliae): Central North Pacific Stock

The humpback whale is distributed worldwide in all ocean basins, though it is less common in Arctic waters. In winter, most humpback whales occur in the temperate and tropical waters of the North and South Hemispheres (from 10/-23/ latitude). Humpback whales in the North Pacific are seasonal migrant...

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Main Authors: Stock Definition, Geographic Range, Chukchi Sea (johnson, Wolman The
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Arctic
Pacific
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Zooplankton
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.294.8279
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/sars/ak1999whhb-pcnn.pdf
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Summary:The humpback whale is distributed worldwide in all ocean basins, though it is less common in Arctic waters. In winter, most humpback whales occur in the temperate and tropical waters of the North and South Hemispheres (from 10/-23/ latitude). Humpback whales in the North Pacific are seasonal migrants that feed on zooplankton and small schooling fishes in the cool, coastal waters of the

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