Humpback whales feed on hatchery-released juvenile salmon

• Published in: Royal Society Open Science
• Main Authors: Chenoweth, Ellen M., Straley, Janice M., McPhee, Megan V., Atkinson, Shannon, Reifenstuhl, Steve
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Megaptera novaeangliae; Oncorhynchus spp; marine mammal–fishery interactions; aquaculture; foraging; behavior; Humpback whales; Southeast Alaska; Keta; McCauley; Humpback Whale; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/11937

Thank you to staff and managers at NSRAA, Armstrong Keta Inc. and NOAA for collecting data daily during their release seasons. Bart Watson collaborated in study design. Thank you to Elena McCauley, R. Katy Pendell and Margaret Schoenfeld for data entry. Humpback whales are remarkable for the behavio...