Photo-identification confirms that humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from eastern Australia migrate past New Zealand but indicates low levels of interchange with breeding grounds of Oceania

• Main Authors: Franklin, Wally, Franklin, Trish, Gibbs, Nadine, Childerhouse, Simon, Garrigue, Claire, Constantine, Rochelle, Brooks, Lyndon O, Burns, Daniel, Paton, David, Hauser, Nan, Donoghue, Michael, Russell, Kirsty, Mattila, David K, Robbins, Jooke, Anderson, Megan, Olavarria, Carlos, Jackson, Jennnifer, Noad, Michael, Harrison, Peter L, Baverstock, Peter R, Leaper, Russell, Baker, Scott, Clapham, Phil
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ePublications@SCU 2014
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; New Zealand; Tonga; Antarc*; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/2568; https://archive.iwc.int/pages/search.php?search=%21collection15&k=

Recent photo-identification and genetic studies have identified at least five discrete breeding populations in Australia and Oceania: western Australia (D), eastern Australia (E (i)), New Caledonia (E (ii)), Tonga (E (iii)), French Polynesia and the Cook Islands (F). Also evident are low levels of i...