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, Laurent, Paton, D, Steel, D
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research Science Center 2020
• Subjects: geo; envir; Inner Reef; Pacific; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01038; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00632/74454/74267.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00632/74454/74268.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00632/74454/

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...