Migratory movements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between Eastern Australia and the Balleny Islands, Antarctica, confirmed by photo-identification

• Main Authors: Franklin, Wally, Franklin, Trish, Brooks, Lyndon O, Gibbs, Nadine, Childerhouse, Simon, Smith, Franz, Burns, Daniel, Paton, David, Garrigue, Claire, Constantine, Rochelle, Poole, M Michael, Hauser, Nan, Donoghue, Michael, Russell, Kirsty, Mattila, David K, Robbins, Jooke, Oosterman, Adrian, Leaper, Russell, Baker, Scott, Clapham, Phil
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: ePublications@SCU 2008
• Subjects: Humpback whale; photo-identification; migratory movements; Antarctica; Eastern Australia; Oceania; feeding grounds; breeding grounds; Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Balleny Islands; New Zealand; Tonga; Byron Bay; Antarc*; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/3472; https://epubs.scu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4500&context=esm_pubs

We report here migratory movements of three humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) and the Area V Antarctic feeding area in the vicinity of the Balleny Islands. Using photo-identification techniques, comparisons between a Balleny Island fluke catalog...