...Vanessa Pirotta; Wally Franklin; Leigh Mansfield; Jodie Lowe; Oskar Peterson ABSTRACT Observations of an all-white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) along the Australian east coast were first made in 1991 off Byron Bay, Australia. Genetic analysis of tissue samples collected from...

... not be established for the majority of cases. However, more incidents were related to anthropogenic causes (e.g. entanglements, vessel strike) than natural causes (e.g. disease, calf mortality). The largest known cause of incidents was entangled cetaceans (134 individuals), most of which were Humpback Whales caught...

...M. M. Bryden BRYDEN, M. M., KIRKWOOD, G. P. AND SLADE, R. W., 1990. Humpback whales, Area V. An increase in numbers off Australia's east coast. Pp. 271-77 in Antarctic Ecosystems ed by K. R. Kerry and G. Hempel. Springer-Verlag: Berlin. Antarctic Ecosystems 271 77 CHAPMAN, D...

... months. Many species migrate from high latitude Antarctic feeding grounds to warmer waters in low latitude breeding areas, including the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) (Chittleborough 1965), southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) (Harcourt et al. 2019) and dwarf minke whale (Balaenoptera...

... on the south coast and ranges of the Shoalhaven region in New South Wales Garry Daly and Glenn Hoye 985 Sighting records of Migaloo the white humpback whale provide evidence of Australian site fidelity and use of New Zealand waters as a migratory route Vanessa Pirotta,Wally Franklin, Leigh Mansfield, Jodie...

... on the south coast and ranges of the Shoalhaven region in New South Wales Garry Daly and Glenn Hoye 985 Sighting records of Migaloo the white humpback whale provide evidence of Australian site fidelity and use of New Zealand waters as a migratory route Vanessa Pirotta,Wally Franklin, Leigh Mansfield, Jodie...

...., Katona, S., Larsen, F., Lien, J., Mattila, D., Palsbøll, P. J., Sigurjónsson, J., Stevick, P. T., and Øien, N. 1999. An ocean-basin-wide mark-recapture study of the North Atlantic humpback whale (Magaptera novaeangliae). Marine Mammal Science 15: 1 32. Spieler, M. and Linsenmair, K.E. 1998. Migration...

... and Rosen. The front cover is a splendid view of a breaching Humpback Whale Megaptera nouaengliae. This magnificent creature is on the list of marlne mammals examined by Michael Bryden in his assessment of their status in the Antarctic marine ecosystem. That the organizing committee of the Sixth Inter...

.... They have, since that time, documented that it is a Humpback highway and a major breeding area of Humpback Whales in that region. They were also fortunate enough to document the first ever account of a Humpback Whale giving birth in that region. In 1993, they set up the Centre for Whale Research in the area...

... (9%) (Table 2). The other taxa were infrequently reported. Some species featured much more than others, with koalas topping the list at eight articles (Table 3). Snakes, Australian fur seals, humpback whales, magpies and rabbits were also mentioned, as were whales in general. Most articles were about...

...). At this time the river entrance was navigable by larger vessels than at present, presumably because the channel was deeper and wider than it is currently. Individual Humpback Whales Megaptera nouae- angliae entered the river in 1944 and 1945. In 1948 a whale described as "being of the black variety" (Mannzng...

....629 Christiansen, F., Dujon, A.M., Sprogis, K.R., Arnould, J.P.Y. and Bejder, L. 2016a. Noninvasive unmanned aerial vehicle provides estimates of the energetic cost of reproduction in Humpback Whales. Ecosphere 7: e01468. httpsdoi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1468 Christiansen, F., Rojano-Doñate, L., Madsen, P.T...

... bottlenose, humpback, blue and strap-toothed whales, and warnings of threatened cetacean extinctions. She worked extensively on up-dating John Gould s mid nineteenth-century publications on the monotremes, marsupials and placental mammals of Australia; reproducing Gould s published plates, and providing...

... on baleen whales, mainly humpback, minke and blue whales. The killer whales would assist the Eden whalers in landing their catch by herding the baleen whales into the shallower waters of Twofold Bay making it easier for the men to harpoon the large whales. In return they were allowed to feast on the tongue...

.../AZ.2021.020 Migratory baleen whales are commonly observed in Australian coastal waters during the Austral winter months. Many species migrate from high latitude Antarctic feeding grounds to warmer waters in low latitude breeding areas, including the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae...

... in the middle of the road. Under the heading, Free at last, Matt Deans (Coffs Harbour Advocate 14 September 2009) reported that A four hour rescue mission has successfully saved a humpback whale that became snared in ropes attached to a fish trap off Mullaway Headland. Increasing whale numbers and human use...