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• Humpback Whale.
• The humpback whale is regularly found in the New York Bight but its abundance fluctuates widely. ...
• As you can see from the photograph above, the flippers of a humpback are quite long (about 1/3 of the body length), hence the genus Megaptera which translates from Latin as "large winged. ...   The markings and patterns of pigmentation on the underside of the fluke are unique for each humpback and can be used for identification purposes.   Humpback dive animation.
• Below is an animated series of images showing the tail of a diving humpback calf. ...
• For  digital video of humpback whales during our Great South Channel trips click here.
• For humpback whale photo's and ID's, click here.
•   The latest estimate of the population size of humpback whales in the Western North Atlantic is 11,570, increasing at a rate of 6. ...
• Humpback whales are listed in  the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) Red List and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) as, "vulnerable. ...
• Humpback whales have been protected world wide from legal whaling since 1964 and are listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as "endangered" and have been so listed since June 1970.

• Humpback Whales.
• Diving with the Humpback Whales of the Silver Bank. Get close with Humpback Whale mothers and young Humpback Whales.
• The Silver Bank is located 100 km north of the Dominican Republic, and is one of the numerous breeding and calving zones of humpback whales. The Silver Bank contains the largest population of humpbacks in the North Atlantic Ocean, and is the largest mating and calving ground of humpback whales in the world. Diving with the whales is an exhilarating experience!  The close encounters allow for capturing a great humpback whale picture.
• Many dream of being up-close in the water diving with whales, but it is those who stop dreaming, and turn their desires into reality who truly live---feeling the bond formed diving with the humpback whales of The Silver Bank.
• Underwater encounters with the humpback whales are serene and surreal. ... While the male humpback whales from the distance sing, a mother and her calf come close for an inspection. ... Swimming with humpback whales is achieved best using snorkeling equipment as it provides freedom and ease of movement, as well as quiet entries into the water.
• Songs of the Humpback Whales Scientific study has discerned that both male and female humpback whales sing, albeit, only the males appear to compose organized songs with distinct themes and melodies---almost always on breeding grounds. Male humpback whales usually position themselves suspended deep below the surface, with their long front flippers jutting rigidly from their sides. ... Humpback whales in the same geographic area sing in very similar dialects. ...
• Three schools of thought debate the meaning of the songs of the humpback whales: .
• 2) The singing humpback whales are actually issuing threats to other males. ...
• 3) The singing humpback whales are simply finding out who is in the neighborhood, using the songs as a form of sonar for tracking nearby whales.

• Name: Humpback Whale (photo: Robin Hunter USFWS).
• Overview: Humpback whales are probably best known for their “songs,” which are considered to be the most complex vocalization in the animal kingdom. ... The humpback still occurs throughout its historic range within the North Pacific, the North Atlantic, and the Southern Oceans, but its numbers have been drastically reduced. ...   Measures to protect the humpback population of the North Atlantic were first taken in 1946, with the establishment of the regulatory International Whaling Commission (IWC), and in 1955 a ban on non-subsistence hunting was put into effect by member nations. ... Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, the humpback whale was classified as endangered and, although numbers are slowly increasing, it remains so today.   The National Marine Fisheries Service has indicated in their Humpback Whale Recovery Plan that the North Pacific population would need to reach 9,000 animals to be taken off the endangered species list.   For more information on the humpback whale check out the National Marine Mammal Laboratory’s website at http://nmml01. ... edu/groups/marinemammal/Humpback. ...
• Distribution: Although there are no resident populations in Washington or Oregon waters, humpback whales can be seen off the coast during migration in the fall and spring. ...

• Humpback Whale.
• The Pacific humpback whale's (Megaptera novaeangliae) habitat is the warm waters of Hawai'i and the cold waters of Alaska. The Pacific humpback whales are the state of Hawaii's official marine mammal and is an endangered species. Humpback whales migrate to Hawaii every year from their summer feeding grounds off Alaska. ...
• Scientists estimate that two-thirds of the entire North Pacific humpback whale population (approximately 4000-5000 whales) migrates to Hawaiian waters to engage in breeding, calving and nursing activities. ...
• Humpback whales eat shrimp, small fish, and krill. They grow up to fifty feet in length and can weigh up to forty tons! The humpback whale's age is determined by the size of its earwax which can get up to 3 feet long. ...
• The Pacific humpback whales is protected by the Federal National Marine Sanctuary Program. ...
• (a) approach by any means, within 100 yards (90 m) of a humpback whale; or.
• (b) cause a vessel or other object to approach within 100 yards (90 m) of a humpback whale; or.
• (c) operate any aircraft within 1000 feet (300 m) of any humpback whale; or.

• Humpback Whale Vocalizations.
• Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, breaching. ...
• Humpback whales produce moans, grunts, blasts and shrieks in a frequency range of 30 Hz to 8 kHz which make up their complicated "songs". ...
• The illustration below, Figure 1, is a sound spectrogram of an 8-minute recording of a humpback whale song, made by Navy ocean-bottom surveillance microphones in the western North Atlantic. ... At this speed, the humpback song is audible as a series of high-pitched chirps and whistles. ...
• In real time, the grunts, gurgles, moans, and screams that comprise the elements of the humpback song are gutteral and "flatulent" sounds. ...
• Another Humpback example:.
• To see a more detailed spectrogram and hear another example of a singing humpback whale, recorded off of Hawaii recorded on 27 March 1998 during Phase III of the Low-Frequency Sound Scientific Research Program, speeded up 5 times faster than normal speed, click here. ...

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• Humpback whales have the longest flippers, or pectoral fins, of any cetacean - up to a third of the total length of the whale. The fins of southern humpback whales are usually all white or mostly white while northern humpbacks usually have darker coloration on top with a lighter underside. ... Most humpback whales have some white markings on their underside, though a few are completely black. ...
• Several parts of the humpback's body have nobby parts. ... With all these bumps everywhere, it's hard to mistake a humpback for another kind of whale. ...
• Probably the most notable humpback whale behavior are the musical performances of the males. Male humpback whales produce the most complex and longest songs (up to half an hour!) of any animal. ...
• The humpback will swim right up the center of their bubble net, catching all the fish that have been grouped together. ...
• Widely distributed, one can see a humpback whale almost anywhere, depending on the season. ...
• Once abundant, the humpback population was greatly reduced by whaling. ...

• Detailed Information about Humpback Whales.
• What should I know about humpback whales?.
• Where do humpback whales live? .
• How many humpback whales are there? .
• How can I identify a humpback whale? .
• How well can a humpback see or hear? .
• Where can I find more information about humpback whales? .
• Where do humpback whales live?.
• How many humpback whales are there?.
• Humpback whales are considered endangered according to the U. ...
• NMML has done quite a bit of work relating to humpback whale stocks: You can read more about humpback whale stocks in the NMFS Alaska and Atlantic stock assessment reports.
• How can I identify a humpback whale?.
•   Humpback whales are mostly black or gray (although they sometimes appear brown) with the undersides of their flukes, flippers and bellies white. ...   Humpback whales are extremely active and do lots of flipper and fluke slapping and tend to breach more than any other baleen whale species. ...
• How well can a humpback whale see or hear?.
• It is thought that baleen whales (including humpback whales) have excellent hearing, especially at low frequencies, which is valuable in the dark ocean environment where vision is less useful. ...

• The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: Expanding Protection through Community Involvement.
• Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 726 South Kihei Road, Kihei, Maui, HI 96753; 1-800-831-4888.
• This is the final article of a three part series on the endangered humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. This article focuses on the role of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary's Advisory Council. ...

• Click here for a movie clip of a humpback whale.
• To hear a humpback whale overture -- sound I (907K).
• Born in the Caribbean, a humpback calf is about 5 m long and weighs.
• female humpback usually calves about every two years, and a humpback may.
• Humpback whale slamming on the water -- mpeg movie (345K). ...
• Humpback whale slapping the water -- mpeg movie (1186K). ...
• Humpback whale waving its white flipper in .
• Whaling quickly depleted humpback numbers, and commercial whal-.

• Humpback Whale.
• Humpback whales typically reach lengths of 14. ...
• Distinctive tail flukes may serve to identify individual humpback whales in many cases.
• Although the humpback does have throat pleats, they are fewer and spaced wider apart than is typical for balaenopterids. ... Other differences of the humpback whale include lack of a median head ridge, enormous flippers , and the presence of numerous knobby structures, or "dermal tubercles," about the dorsal surface of the snout, chin, and mandible. ...
• Humpback whales occur in all oceans of the world. ... Humpback whales are listed as endangered by the U. ...
• In the Gulf of Mexico humpback whales have been captured in the Florida Keys and northern Cuba. ...
• " Humpback songs may be repeated for long periods of time and have been most often recorded on low latitude breeding grounds. ...
• Humpback whales eat krill, mackerel, sand lance, capelin, herring, pollock, smelt, cod, sardines, salmon, and anchovies. ...

• Whale photos, Orca Photos, Humpback Whales photos, Bald Eagles photos, Killer Whales photos, photographed by Captain Larry Dupler while conducting whale watching tours near Juneau, Alaska. ...
• For some great information about Humpback Whales and Orcas visit  .
• Whale photos, Orca Photos, Humpback Whales photos, Bald Eagles photos, Killer Whales photos, photographed by Captain Larry Dupler while conducting whale watching tours near Juneau, Alaska. ...

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