Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the South Pacific breeding grounds : an allocation from feeding areas and an abundance estimate of whales specific to French Polynesia waters

• Main Author: Gibb, Giselle Renee
• Other Authors: Baker, C. Scott, Banks, Michael, Benoit-Bird, Kelly, Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University. Graduate School
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English; unknown
• Published: Oregon State University
• Subjects: Humpback whale > Counting > Oceania; Cetacea populations > Oceania; Humpback whale > Migration > Oceania; Humpback whale > Oceania > Geographical distribution; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/1544bt397

South Pacific humpback whales were devastated by commercial whaling in their Antarctic feeding areas during the 20th century. Understanding migratory connections and current abundance of these isolated breeding stocks is crucial for the allocation of historical Antarctic catches in population dynami...