Humpback Whales
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Management and Recovery
- Final Recovery Plan 1991 (12 MB)
- Stock Assessment Reports
- Commission on Environmental Cooperation Humpback Whale Conservation Action Plan for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (external link)
Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultations
Development
Humpback whale breaching. Photo: NOAA Fisheries
Research and Monitoring Programs
ALASKA:
- Summary of Reported Whale-Vessel Collisions in Alaskan Waters, Journal of Marine Biology, Volume 2012, Article ID 106282, 2012
GLACIER BAY:
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Humpback Whale Program (external link)
- Results of humpback whale population monitoring in Glacier Bay and adjacent waters: Report to the National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, 2005 (external link)
- ESA Section 7 Consultation - Biological Opinion: Vessel Quotas and Operating Requirements for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, August 2003
REGIONAL and NATIONAL:
- The Alaska Whale Foundation (external link)
- Cascadia Research Collective (external link)
- National Marine Mammal Laboratory
- Ocean Acoustics Program
Viewing Humpbacks
- Alaska Marine Mammal Viewing Guidelines and Regulations
- Final Rule to prohibit the approach within 100 yards (91.4 m) of a humpback whale in waters within 200 nautical miles (370.4 km) of the coast of Alaska.
- EA/RIR/IRFA for Regulatory Amendment
- Juneau Humpback Whale Catalog
- Responsible Marine Wildlife Viewing and Ocean Etiquette Program
- Watchable Wildlife Marine Viewing Working Group Guidelines
Humpback whales. Photo: Michael Payne, NOAA Fisheries
