New, higher estimates of endangered humpback whales in the North Pacific
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 12:31
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have increased the estimate on the number of humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean in a paper published in the journal Marine Mammal Science. The increase follows a refined statistical analysis of data compiled in 2008 from the largest whale survey ever undertaken to assess humpback whale populations throughout the North Pacific.