Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters
Investigation of the migratory movement of humpback whales past New Zealand in the 1950s and early 1960s suggested that the primary factor influencing the migratory flow past New Zealand was behaviour associated with breeding and feeding. To the north humpback whales gathered in concentrated breedin...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:196367 2023-05-15T13:38:57+02:00 Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters Franklin, Wally Franklin, Trish Brooks, Lyndon 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 Olavarría,Carlos Jackson, Jennifer Noad, Michael Harrison, Peter Baverstock, Peter Leaper, Russell Baker, Scott Clapham, Phil 2008-01-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:196367 eng eng orcid:0000-0002-2799-8320 Humpback whale Photo-identification Migratory movements Migratory corridors Eastern Australia New Zealand Oceania Feeding areas Breeding grounds 0602 Ecology 060207 Population Ecology Conference Paper 2008 ftunivqespace 2020-12-22T05:32:29Z Investigation of the migratory movement of humpback whales past New Zealand in the 1950s and early 1960s suggested that the primary factor influencing the migratory flow past New Zealand was behaviour associated with breeding and feeding. To the north humpback whales gathered in concentrated breeding assemblages, along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and nearby islands of the Western Pacific, at locations with suitable coastal conditions. To the south humpback whales dispersed widely across the Antarctic Area V feeding areas. Discovery Tag marks provided the first evidence of linkages between Eastern Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and Antarctic Area V feeding areas and also revealed low levels of intermingling of individual humpbacks between isolated tropical breeding grounds in estern Australia, Eastern Australia and Oceania. A simultaneous, near total collapse of the Eastern Australian, Norfolk Island, New Zealand and Oceania stocks occurred in the early 1960’s as a result of commercial whaling, particularly the illegal whaling conducted by the Soviets in the Area V feeding areas. Recent photo- dentification and genetic studies have identified at least 5 discrete breeding sub-populations in Australia and Oceania; Western Australia (D), Eastern Australia (E1), New Caledonia (E2), Tonga (E3) and Cook Island’s and French Polynesia (F). Also evident are low levels of intermingling amongst breeding sub-populations consistent with the degree of genetic differentiation. Photoidentification has confirmed linkages between Antarctic Area V feeding areas and Eastern Australia and one genotype match has been reported between Antarctic Area V feeding areas and Oceania breeding grounds. Recent abundance estimates show steady increases of the Eastern Australian population, some recovery in the New Caledonia and Tonga population with little evidence of recovery at other known Oceania breeding areas and in New Zealand. Studies to date have provided no conclusive evidence of the migratory destination of the New Zealand population traveling from Antarctic Area V feeding areas to tropical breeding grounds. Here we use recent photo-identification data to investigate and discuss the migratory destination of humpback whales traveling through New Zealand waters and suggest the hypothesis that humpbacks with site fidelity to Eastern Australia may migrate past the South Island of New Zealand including through the Cook Strait and Foveaux Strait. Conference Object Antarc* Antarctic Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Antarctic The Antarctic Pacific New Zealand Tonga ENVELOPE(7.990,7.990,63.065,63.065) |
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Humpback whale Photo-identification Migratory movements Migratory corridors Eastern Australia New Zealand Oceania Feeding areas Breeding grounds 0602 Ecology 060207 Population Ecology Franklin, Wally Franklin, Trish Brooks, Lyndon 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 Olavarría,Carlos Jackson, Jennifer Noad, Michael Harrison, Peter Baverstock, Peter Leaper, Russell Baker, Scott Clapham, Phil Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters |
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Investigation of the migratory movement of humpback whales past New Zealand in the 1950s and early 1960s suggested that the primary factor influencing the migratory flow past New Zealand was behaviour associated with breeding and feeding. To the north humpback whales gathered in concentrated breeding assemblages, along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and nearby islands of the Western Pacific, at locations with suitable coastal conditions. To the south humpback whales dispersed widely across the Antarctic Area V feeding areas. Discovery Tag marks provided the first evidence of linkages between Eastern Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and Antarctic Area V feeding areas and also revealed low levels of intermingling of individual humpbacks between isolated tropical breeding grounds in estern Australia, Eastern Australia and Oceania. A simultaneous, near total collapse of the Eastern Australian, Norfolk Island, New Zealand and Oceania stocks occurred in the early 1960’s as a result of commercial whaling, particularly the illegal whaling conducted by the Soviets in the Area V feeding areas. Recent photo- dentification and genetic studies have identified at least 5 discrete breeding sub-populations in Australia and Oceania; Western Australia (D), Eastern Australia (E1), New Caledonia (E2), Tonga (E3) and Cook Island’s and French Polynesia (F). Also evident are low levels of intermingling amongst breeding sub-populations consistent with the degree of genetic differentiation. Photoidentification has confirmed linkages between Antarctic Area V feeding areas and Eastern Australia and one genotype match has been reported between Antarctic Area V feeding areas and Oceania breeding grounds. Recent abundance estimates show steady increases of the Eastern Australian population, some recovery in the New Caledonia and Tonga population with little evidence of recovery at other known Oceania breeding areas and in New Zealand. Studies to date have provided no conclusive evidence of the migratory destination of the New Zealand population traveling from Antarctic Area V feeding areas to tropical breeding grounds. Here we use recent photo-identification data to investigate and discuss the migratory destination of humpback whales traveling through New Zealand waters and suggest the hypothesis that humpbacks with site fidelity to Eastern Australia may migrate past the South Island of New Zealand including through the Cook Strait and Foveaux Strait. |
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Franklin, Wally Franklin, Trish Brooks, Lyndon 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 Olavarría,Carlos Jackson, Jennifer Noad, Michael Harrison, Peter Baverstock, Peter Leaper, Russell Baker, Scott Clapham, Phil |
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Franklin, Wally Franklin, Trish Brooks, Lyndon 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 Olavarría,Carlos Jackson, Jennifer Noad, Michael Harrison, Peter Baverstock, Peter Leaper, Russell Baker, Scott Clapham, Phil |
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Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters |
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Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters |
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Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters |
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Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters |
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Eastern Australia (E1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for Area V Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through New Zealand waters |
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eastern australia (e1 breeding grounds) may be a wintering destination for area v humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae) migrating through new zealand waters |
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2008 |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Pacific New Zealand Tonga |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Pacific New Zealand Tonga |
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Antarc* Antarctic Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae |
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Antarc* Antarctic Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae |
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