Searching for humpback whales in a historical whaling hotspot of the Coral Sea, South Pacific

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: Garrigue, C, Derville, S, Bonneville, C, Baker, CS, Cheeseman, T, Millet, L, Paton, D, Steel, D
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2020
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Pacific; Inner Reef; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01038; https://doaj.org/article/81fa054d27564b1991c1223c1ee7230a

Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae were severely depleted by commercial whaling. Understanding key factors in their recovery is a crucial step for their conservation worldwide. In Oceania, the Chesterfield-Bellona archipelago was a primary whaling site in the 19th century, yet has been left almo...