Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters

• Main Authors: Franklin, Wally, Franklin, Trish, Brooks, Lyndon O, Gibbs, Nadine, Childerhouse, Simon, Burns, Daniel, Paton, David, Garrigue, Claire, Constantine, Rochelle, Poole, Michael, Hauser, Nan, Donoghue, Michael, Russell, Kirsty, Mattila, David K, Robbins, Jooke, Anderson, Megan, Olavarria, Carlos, Jackson, Jennifer, Noad, Michael, Harrison, Peter, Baverstock, Peter, Leaper, Russell, Baker, Scott, Clapman, Phil
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ePublications@SCU 2008
• Subjects: humpback whale; photo-identification; migratory movements; migratory corridors; Eastern Australia; New Zealand; Oceania; feeding areas; breeding grounds; Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Pacific; The Antarctic; Tonga; Antarc*; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/3169; https://iwc.int/sc-documents

Investigation of the migratory movement of humpback whales past New Zealand in the 1950s and early 1960ssuggested that the primary factor influencing the migratory flow past New Zealand was behaviour associatedwith breeding and feeding. To the north humpback whales gathered in concentrated breeding...