The third Special Issue of the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. Special Issues are published from time to time and focus on specific topics. The first and second issues in this series were dedicated to, respectively, Chemical Pollution and Cetaceans (Reijnders et al.,1999) and the Worldwide Status of Right Whales (Best et al., 2001). This issue reports on the status of Southern Hemisphere humpback whales.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.vi3

Published: 2011-03-01

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Humpback whale abundance south of 60°S from three complete circumpolar sets of surveys

T. A. Branch

53-69

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A note on the age at sexual maturity of humpback whales

Peter B. Best

71-73

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Abundance estimates and trends for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Antarctic Areas IV and V based on JARPA sightings data

Koji Matsuoka, Takashi Hakamada, Hiroshi Kiwada, Hiroto Murase, Shigetoshi Nishiwaki

75-94

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A description and summary of the Antarctic Humpback Whale Catalogue

Judith Allen, Carole Carlson, Peter T. Stevick

95-99

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The importance of a seasonal ice zone and krill density in the historical abundance of humpback whale catches in the Southern Ocean

Cedric Cotte, Christophe Guinet

101-106

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Encounter rates and abundance of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Gerlache and Bransfield Straits, Antarctic Peninsula

Eduardo R. Secchi, Luciano Dalla Rosa, Paul G. Kinas, Raquel F. Nicolette, Anne N. M. Rufino, Alexandre F. Azevedo

107-111

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Migration and summer destinations of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the western South Atlantic Ocean

Alexandre N. Zerbini, Artur Andriolo, Mads Peter Heide-Jorgensen, Sergio C. Moreira, Jose Luis Pizzorno, Ygor G. Maia, Glenn R. Vanblaricom, Douglas P. DeMaster

113-118

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Exploring the assumptions of multi-stock assessment models for humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Southern Hemisphere: using Breeding Stocks D and E as an example

Rebecca Leaper, Samantha Peel, David Peel, Nick Gales

119-128

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A Bayesian assessment of the conservation status of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the western South Atlantic Ocean

Alexandre N. Zerbini, Eric J. Ward, Paul G. Kinas, Marcia H. Engel, Artur Andriolo

131-144

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Estimates of population growth rates of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the wintering grounds off the coast of Brazil (Breeding Stock A)

Eric Ward, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Paul G. Kinas, Marcia H. Engel, Artur Andriolo

145-149

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Line transect estimates of humpback whale abundance and distribution on their wintering grounds in the coastal waters of Gabon

Samantha Strindberg, Peter J. Ersts, Tim Collins, Guy-Philippe Sounguet, Howard C. Rosenbaum

153-160

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Distribution and abundance of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, off the coast of Mozambique, 2003

Ken Findlay, Michael Meyer, Simon Elwen, Deon Kotze, Ryan Johnson, Pieter Truter, Celestino Uamasse, Samuel Sitoe, Chris Wilke, Sven Kerwath, Stephen Swanson, Linda Staverees, Jan Van Derwesthuizen

163-174

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Density, group composition and encounter rates of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the eastern Comoros Archipelago (C2)

Peter J. Ersts, Jeremy Kiszka, Michel Vély, Howard C. Rosenbaum

175-182

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Seasonal distribution, abundance, habitat use and population identity of humpback whales in Oman

Gianna Minton, T. Collins, K. Findlay, P. Ersts, H. Rosenbaum, P. Berggren, R. Baldwin

185-198

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Concerning demographic limitations on the population growth rate of West Australian (Breeding Stock D) humpback whales

A. Brandão, D.S. Butterworth

201-208

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Abundance estimates of Southern Hemisphere Breeding Stock ‘D’ humpback whales from aerial and land-based surveys off Shark Bay, Western Australia, 2008

Sharon L. Hedley, John L. Bannister, Rebecca A. Dunlop

209-221

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Group IV humpback whales: their status from aerial and landbased surveys off Western Australia, 2005

Charles G.M. Paxton, Sharon l. Hedley, John l. Bannister

223-234

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Long term trends in abundance of humpback whales in Hervey Bay, Australia

Paul H. Forestell, Gregory D. Kaufman, Milani Chaloupka

237-241

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Absolute and relative abundance estimates of Australian east coast humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Michael J. Noad, Rebecca A. Dunlop, David Paton, Douglas H. Cato

243-252

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Abundance of East coast Australian humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in 2005 estimated using multi-point sampling and capture-recapture analysis

David A. Paton, Lyndon Brooks, Daniel Burns, Trish Franklin, Wally Franklin, Peter Harrison, Peter Baverstock

253-259

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Population growth of Australian East coast humpback whales, observed from Cape Byron, 1998 to 2004

David A. Paton, Rric Kniest

261-268

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First assessment of interchange of humpback whales between Oceania and the East coast of Australia

Claire Garrigue, Trish Franklin, Rochelle Constantine, Kirsty Russell, Daniel Burns, Michael Poole, Dave Paton, Nan Hauser, Marc Oremus, Simon Childerhouse, Dave Mattila, Nadine Gibbs, Wally Franklin, Jooke Robbins, Phil Clapham, C. Scott Baker

269-274

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Movement of individual humpback whales between wintering grounds of Oceania (South Pacific), 1999 to 2004

Claire Garrigue, Rochelle Constantine, Michael Poole, Nan Hauser, Phil Clapham, Michael Donoghue

275-282

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Entanglement of humpback whales in artisanal fishing gear in Ecuador

Fernando Félix, Mercedez Muñoz, Jéssica Falconí, Natalia Botero, Ben Haase

283-290

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The 2005 Galápagos humpback whale expedition: a first attempt to assess and characterise the population in the Archipelago

fefelix90@hotmail.com, Daniel M. Palacios, Sandie K. Salazar, Susana Caballero, Ben Haase, Jéssica Falconí

291-299

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Abundance and survival estimates of the southeastern Pacific humpback whale stock from 1991–2006 photo-identification surveys in Ecuador

Fernando Félix, Cristina Castro, Jeffrey L. Laake

301-307

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A Bayesian approach to assess the status of Southern Hemipshere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) with an application to Breeding Stock G

Susan J. Johnston, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Doug S. Butterworth

309-317

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