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Humpback Whales

Concerning Humpback Whale Fluke Identification and It’s Use in Whale Research AlaskaHumpback Whale

Concerning Humpback Whale Fluke Identification and It’s Use in Whale Research

For researchers, the raised tail of a humpback whale is more than a dramatic moment at the surface. It is an identifying record that can connect one animal’s movements, survival, reproduction, and population history across years and locations.  I was introduced to the practice of photographing humpback whale flukes in…
May 7, 2026
Humpback Whale Underwater Bubble Streaming Among Rowdy Groups in Hawaii HawaiiHumpback Whale

Humpback Whale Underwater Bubble Streaming Among Rowdy Groups in Hawaii

During the years I worked for Dan Salden and Hawaii Whale Research Foundation studying humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaii, we usually looked for surface active groups ("rowdy groups") when possible, since these groups offered the greatest potential for collecting the social affiliation information that was the focus of Dan's…
May 7, 2016