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, 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
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Humpback whale; Photo-identification; Migratory movements; Migratory corridors; Eastern Australia; New Zealand; Oceania; Feeding areas; Breeding grounds; 0602 Ecology; 060207 Population Ecology; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Pacific; Tonga; Antarc*; Humpback Whale; Megaptera novaeangliae
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:196367

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...