Evidence for a widely expanded humpback whale calving range along the Western Australian coast

• Published in: Marine Mammal Science
• Main Authors: Irvine, LG, Thums, M, Hanson, CE, McMahon, CR, Hindell, MA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Soc Marine Mammalogy 2017
• Subjects: Megaptera novaeangliae; humpback whale; calving areas; calving ground; neonate calves; Western Australia; Broome; West Cape; Humpback Whale
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/27521/

The recognized calving grounds of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) that breed along the Western Australian coast (Breeding Stock D) extend along the Kimberley coast between Camden Sound and Broome (15°–18°S). However, there are reports of neonates further south, suggesting that the calving a...