Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
2024: van Aswegen, M., Szabo, A., Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., West, K.L., Hofmann, N., Christiansen, F., Bejder, L. Energetic cost of gestation and prenatal growth in humpback whales. The Journal of Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP287304.
2024: van Aswegen, M., Szabo, A., Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., Evans, L., Straley, J., Neilson, J., Gabriele, C., Cates, K., Steel, D., Bejder. L. Maternal investment, body condition and calf growth in humpback whales. The Journal of Physiology https://doi.org/10.1113/JP287379.
2024: Harnish, A.E., Baird, R.W., Mahaffy, S.D., Douglas, A.B., Kratofil, M.A., Shaff, J.F., Cullins, T., Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J. and Bradford, A.L. False killer whales and fisheries in Hawaiian waters: evidence from mouthline and dorsal fin injuries reveal ongoing and repeated interactions. Endangered Species Research 55:273-293. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01374. Download PDF
2024: Castro Ayala C, García-Cegarra AM, Uceda-Vega P, Aguilar L, Kelez S, Buchan SJ, et al. New northernmost distribution records of the Eastern South Pacific southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), including the first cases from Ecuador and northern Peru. PLoS ONE 19(11): e0312528. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312528 Download PDF
2024: Avila, I., & Castro, C. A novel hypopigmentation for southeast Pacific humpback whales. J. Cetacean Res. Manage., 25, 71-77.
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2024: Barber-Meyer, S.M., Olson, G.L., and Currie, J.J. Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata attenuata) abundance estimates in Maui Nui, Hawaiʻi reveal small population in need of monitoring. Frontiers in Mammal Science, 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmamm.2024.1412415
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2024: Attard, C. R. M., Sandoval-Castillo, J., Lang, A. R., Vernazzani, B.G., Torres, L. G., Baldwin, R., Jenner, K. C. S., Gill, P. C., Burton, C. L. K., Barcelo, A., Sironi, M., Jenner, M.N.M., Morrice, M. G., Beheregaray, L. B. and Moller, L. M. Global conservation genomics of blue whales calls into question subspecies taxonomy and refines knowledge of population structure. Animal Conservation, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12935.
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2024: Cheeseman, T., Barlow, J., Acebes, J. M., Audley, K., Bejder, L., Birdsall, C., Bracamontes, O. S., Bradford, A. L., Byington, J., Calambokidis, J., Cartwright, R., Cedarleaf, J., Chavez, A. J. G., Currie, J.J., De Castro, R. C., De Weerdt, J., Doe, N., Doniol-Valcroze, T., Dracott, K., Filatova, O., Finn, R., Flynn, K. R., Ford, J., Frisch-Jordán, A., Gabriele, C., Goodwin, B., Hayslip, C., Hildering, J., Hill, M. C., Jacobsen, J. K., Jiménez-López, M. E., Jones, M., Kobayashi, N., Lammers, M., Lyman, E., Malleson, M., Mamaev, E., Loustalot, P. M., Masterman, A., Matkin, C. O., McMillan, C., Moore, J., Moran, J., Neilson, J. L., Newell, H., Okabe, H., Olio, M., Ortega-Ortiz, C. D., Pack, A. A., Palacios, D. M., Pearson, H., Quintana-Rizzo, E., Ramírez Barragán, R., Ransome, N., Rosales-Nanduca, H., Sharpe, F., Shaw, T., Southerland, K., Stack, S., Staniland, I., Straley, J., Szabo, A., Teerlink, S., Titova, O., Urban-Ramirez, J., van Aswegen, M., Vinicius, M., von Ziegesar, O., Witteveen, B., Wray, J., Yano, K., Yegin, I., Zwiefelhofer, D. and Clapham, P. Bellwethers of change: population modelling of North Pacific humpback whales from 2002 through 2021 reveals shift from recovery to climate response. Royal Society Open Science, 11231462231462. http://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.231462
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2024: Stack, S. H., Krannichfeld, L. and Romano, B. An observation of sexual behavior between two male humpback whales. Marine Mammal Science, e13119. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.13119.
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2023: Currie, J.J., Sullivan, F.A., Beato, E., Machernis, A.F., Olson, G.L., Stack, S.H. The impact of the anthropause caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on beach debris accumulation in Maui, Hawaiʻi. Scientific Reports, 13(17729). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44944-4
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2023: Félix, F. and Castro, C. Occurrence, abundance and some ecological aspects of the offshore bottlenose dolphin off Ecuador’s central coast. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 18(2). DOI: 10.5597/lajam00310.
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2023: Foote, A.D., Alexander, A., Ballance, L.T, Constantine, R., Galletti Vernazzani, B., Muñoz, Guinet, C., Robertson, K.M., S Sinding, M-H.S., Sironi, M., Tixier, P., Totterdell, J., Towers, J.R., Wellard, R., Pitman, R.L. and Morin, P.A. “Type D” killer whale genomes reveal long-term small population size and low genetic diversity. Journal of Heredity, 114(2), 94–109. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esac070.
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2023: Mahaffy, S.D., Baird, R.W., Harnish, A.E., Cullins, T., Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J., Bradford, A.L., Salden, S.R. and Martien, K.K. Identifying social clusters of endangered main Hawaiian Islands false killer whales. Endangered Species Research, 51: 249-268. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01258.
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2023: Patton, P.T., Cheeseman, T., Kenshin, A., Yamaguchi, T., Reade, W., Southerland, K., Howard, A., Oleson, E.M., Allen, J.B., Ashe. E., Athayde, A., Baird, R.W., Basran, C., Cabrera, E., Calambokidis, J., Cardoso, J., Carroll, E.L., Cesario, A., Cheney, B.J., Corsi, E., Currie, J., Durban, J.W., Falcone, E.A., Fearnbach, H., Flynn, K., Franklin, T., Franklin, W., Galletti Vernazzani, B., Genov, T., Hill, M., Johnston, D.R., Keene, E.L., Mahaffy, S.D., McGuire, T.L., McPherson, L., Meyer, C., Michaud, R., Miliou, A., Orbach, D.N., Pearson, H.C., Rasmussen, M.H., Rayment, W.J., Rinaldi, C., Rinaldi, R., Siciliano, S., Stack, S., Tintore, B., Torres, L.G., Towers, J.R., Trotter, C., Moore, R.T., Weir, C.R., Wellard, R., Wells, R., Yano, K.M., Zaeschmar, J.R. and Bejder. L. A deep learning approach to photo–identification demonstrates high performance on two dozen cetacean species. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 00: 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14167.
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2023: Castro, C., Engel, M.H. and Martin, A.R. First humpback whale movement between Ecuador and the South Sandwich Islands: Redefines the easternmost migration point of Breeding Stock G. Aquatic Mammals, 49(40), 382-387. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.49.4.2023.382.
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2023: Vivier, F., Wells, R.S., Hill, M.C., Yano, K.M., Bradford, A.L., Leunissen, E.M., Pacini, A., Booth, C.G., Rocho-Levine, J., Currie, J.J., Patton, P.T. and Bejder. L. Quantifying the age structure of free-ranging delphinid populations: Testing the accuracy of Unoccupied Aerial System photogrammetry. Ecology and Evolution, 13(6) e10082. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10082.
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2023: Cheeseman, T., Southerland, K., Acebes, J.M., Audley, K., Barlow, J., Bejder, L., Birdsall, C., Bradford, A., Byington, J., Calambokidis, J.A., Cartwright, R., Cedarleaf, J., García Chavez, A.J., Currie, J.J., De Weerdt, J., Doe, N., Doniol-Valcroze, T., Dracott, K., Filatova, O., Finn, R., Flynn, K., Ford, J.K.B., Frisch-Jordán, A., Gabriele, C.M., Goodwin, B., Hayslip, C., Hildering, J., Hill, M.C., Jacobsen, J.K., Jiménez‑López, M.E., Jones, M., Kobayashi, N., Lyman, E., Malleson, M., Mamaev, E., Martínez Loustalot, P., Masterman, A., Matkin, C., McMillan, C.J., Moore, J.E., Moran, J.R., Neilson, J.L., Newell, H., Okabe, H., Olio, M., Pack, A.A., Palacios, D.M., Pearson, H.C., Quintana‑Rizzo, E., Ramírez Barragán, R.F., Ransome, N., Rosales‑Nanduca, H., Sharpe, F., Shaw, T., Stack, S.H., Staniland, I., Straley, J., Szabo, A., Teerlink, S., Titova, O., Urban, J.R., van Aswegen, M., Vinicius de Morais, M., von Ziegesar, O., Witteveen, B., Wray, J., Yano, K.M., Zwiefelhofer, D. and Clapham, P. A. Collaborative and near‑comprehensive North Pacific humpback whale photo‑ID dataset. Scientific Reports, 13, 10237. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36928-1.
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2022: Castro C., Gomez W. and Castrillon, J. Whale watching tourism as a driving force for socio-economic development in Puerto Lopez, Machalilla National Park in Ecuador. Mammalia Aequatorialis, 4, 67-80. DOI: https://doi.org/10.59763/mam.aeq.v4i.51.
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2022: von Hammerstein, H., Setter, R. O., van Aswegen, M., Currie, J. J. and Stack, S. H. High-resolution projections of global sea surface temperatures reveal critical warming in humpback whale breeding grounds. Frontiers in Marine Science, 668. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.837772.
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2022: Olson, G.L., Stack, S.H., Machernis, A.F., Sullivan, F.A. and Currie, J.J. Mapping the exposure of pantropical spotted dolphins and common bottlenose dolphins to different categories of vessel traffic in Maui Nui, Hawai‘i. Aquatic Mammals, 48(2), 167-181. https://doi.org/10.1578/AM.48.2.2022.167.
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2021: Currie, J.J. and Stack, S.H. Getting butts off the beach: Policy alone is not effective at reducing cigarette filter litter on beaches in Maui, Hawai’i. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 173, 112937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112937.
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2021: García Cegarra, A. M., Castro, C. and Van Waerebeek, K. Feeding of humpback whales in low latitudes of the Southeast Pacific Ocean. Neotropical Biodiversity, 7(1), 421-430. https://doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2021.1971041.
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2021: Machernis, A.F., Stack, S.H., Olson, G.L., Sullivan, F.A., and Currie, J.J. External scarring as an indicator of fisheries interactions with bottlenose (Tursiops truncatus) and pantropical spotted (Stenella attenuata) dolphins in Maui Nui, Hawai‘i. Aquatic Mammals, 47(5), 482-498. DOI 10.1578/AM.47.5.2021.482.
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2021: Stack, S.H., Sprogis, K.R., Olson, G.L., Sullivan, F.A., Machernis, A.F. and Currie, J.J. The behavioural impacts of commercial swimming with whale tours on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Australia. Frontiers in Marine Science. DOI 10.3389/fmars.2021.696136.
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2021: Self, H., Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J. and Lusseau, D. Tourism informing conservation: The distribution of four dolphin species varies with calf presence and increases their vulnerability to vessel traffic in the four-island region of Maui, Hawai‘i. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2:e12065. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12065.
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2021: Van Cise, A.M., Baird, R.W., Harnish, A.E., Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., Cullins, T. and Gorgone, A.M. Mark−recapture estimates suggest declines in abundance of common bottlenose dolphin stocks in the main Hawaiian Islands. Endangered Species Research, 45: 37-53.
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2021: Currie, J.J., van Aswegen, M., Stack, S.H., West, K.L., Vivier, F. and Bejder, L. Rapid weight loss in free ranging pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata) and the implications for anthropogenic disturbance of odontocetes. Scientific Reports, 11: 8181.
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2021: Currie, J.J., McCordic, J.A., Olson, G.L., Machernis, A.F. and Stack, S.H. The impact of vessels on humpback whale behavior: the benefit of added whale watching guidelines. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8: 601433.
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2020: Remili, A., Gallego, P., Pinzone, M., Castro, C., Jauniaux, T., Garigliany, M.M., Malarvannan, G., Covaci, A. and Das, K. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeding off Mozambique and Ecuador show geographic variation of persistent organic pollutants and isotopic niches. Environmental Pollution, 267: 115575.
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2020: Castro, C., Van Waerebeek, K., Cárdenas, D. and Alava, JJ. Marine mammals used as bait for improvised fish aggregating devices in marine waters of Ecuador, eastern tropical Pacific. Endangered Species Research, 41: 289-302.
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2020: Stack, S.H., Olson, G.L., Neamtu, V., Machernis, A.F., Baird, R.W., Currie, J.J. Identifying spinner dolphin movement and behavioral patterns to inform conservation strategies in Maui Nui, Hawaii. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 644: 187-197. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13347.
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2019: Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J., McCordic, J.A. and Olson, G.L. Incidence of odontocetes with dorsal fin collapse in Maui Nui, Hawaii. Aquatic Mammals, 45(3), 257-265.
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2019: Pacheco, A.S., Castro, C., Carnero-Huaman, R., Villagra, D., Pinilla, S., Denkinger, J., Palacios-Alfaro, J.D., Sánchez-Godinez, C., González-Ruelas, R., Silva, S., Alcorta, B. and Urbán R, J. Sightings of an adult male killer whale match humpback whale breeding seasons in both hemispheres in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Aquatic Mammals, 45(3), 320-326.
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2019: Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J., McCordic, J.A., Machernis, A.F. and Olson, G.L. Distribution patterns of east Australia humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay, Queensland: a historical perspective. Australian Mammalogy, https://doi.org/10.1071/AM18029.
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2019: Alava, J.J., Tatar, B., Barragán, M.J., Castro, C., Rosero, P., Denkinger, J., Jiménez, P.J., Carvajal, R. and Samaniego, J., 2019. Mitigating cetacean bycatch in coastal Ecuador: governance challenges for small-scale fisheries. Marine Policy, (110).
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2018: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., Brignac, K.C. and Lynch, J.M. Nearshore sea surface macro marine debris in Maui County, Hawaii: Distribution, drivers, and polymer composition. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 138: 70-83.
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2018: Félix, F., Van Waerebeek, K., Sanino, G. P., Castro, C., Van Bressem, M. F. and Santillán, L. Variation in dorsal fin morphology in common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus (Cetacea: Delphinidae) populations from the southeast Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science, 72(3), 307-320.
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2018: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Conservation and education through ecotourism: using citizen science to monitor cetaceans in the four-island region of Maui, Hawai‘i. Tourism in Marine Environments, 13(2): 65-71.
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2018: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., McCordic, J.A. and Roberts, J. Utilizing occupancy models and platforms-of-opportunity to assess area use of mother-calf humpback whales. Open Journal of Marine Science, 2018 (8): 276-292.
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2018: Jiménez, P.J., Alava, J.J., Castro, C., Samaniego, J. and Fair, P. Stranding of small cetaceans with missing fins raises concerns on cetacean conservation in Ecuador: bycatch or targeted fisheries? International Journal of Fisheries Science and Research, 2(1): 1006.
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2017: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Modelling whale-vessel encounters: the role of speed in mitigating collisions with humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 17: 57–63.
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2017: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., McCordic, J.A. and Kaufman, G.D. Quantifying the risk that marine debris poses to cetaceans in coastal waters of the 4-island region of Maui. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 121: 69–77.
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2017: Acevedo, J., Aguayo‐Lobo, A., Allen, J., Botero‐Acosta, N., Capella, J., Castro, C., Rosa, L.D., Denkinger, J., Félix, F., Flórez‐González, L. and Garita, F. Migratory preferences of humpback whales between feeding and breeding grounds in the eastern South Pacific. Marine Mammal Science, 33(4): 1035-1052.
2016: Blickley, L.C., Currie, J.J. and Kaufman, G.D. Trends and drivers of debris accumulation on Maui shorelines: Implications for local mitigation strategies. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 105: 292–298.
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2015: Meissner, A.M., Christiansen, F., Martinez, E., Pawley, M.D.M., Orams, M.B. and Stockin, K.A. Behavioural effects of tourism on oceanic common dolphins, Delphinus sp., in New Zealand: the effects of Markov analysis variations and current tour operator compliance with regulations. PLOS ONE, 10(1). 23 pp.
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2015: New, L.F., Hall, A.J., Harcourt, R., Kaufman, G., Parsons, E.C.M., Pearson, H.C., Cosentino, A.M. and Shick, R.S. The modelling and assessment of whale-watching impacts. Ocean and Coastal Management, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.04.006.
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2014: Constantine, R., Steel, D., Allen, J., Anderson, M., Andrews, O., Baker, C.S., Beeman, P., Burns, D., Charrassin, J.B., Childerhouse, S., Double, M., Ensor, P., Franklin, T., Franklin, W., Gales, N., Garrigue, C., Gibbs, N., Harrison, P., Hauser, N., Hutsel, A., Jenner, C., Jenner, M.N., Kaufman, G., Macie, A., Mattila, D., Olavarria, C., Oosterman, A., Paton, D., Poole, M., Robbins, J., Schmitt, N., Stevick, P., Tagarino, A., Thompson, K. and Ward, J. Remote Antarctic feeding ground important for east Australian humpback whales. Marine Biology, 161: 1087-1093.
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2014: Hupman, K., Vixxer, I.N., Martinez, E. and Stockin, K.A. Using platforms of opportunity to determine the occurrence and group characteristics of orca (Orcinus orca) in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, DOI:10.1080/00288330.2014.980278.
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2013: Rankin, R.W., Maldini, D. and Kaufman, G. Bayesian estimate of Australian humpback whale calving interval under sparse resighting rates: 1987 – 2009. Journal of Cetacean Research Management, 13(2):109-12.
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2013: Silva, I.F., Kaufman, G.D., Rankin, R.W. and Maldini, D. Presence and distribution of Hawaiian false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in Maui County waters: a historical perspective. Aquatic Mammals, 39(4): 409-414.
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2012: Tonachella, N., Nastasi, A., Kaufman, G., Maldini, D. and Rankin, R.W. Predicting trends in humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) abundance using citizen science. Pacific Conservation Biology, 18: 297-309.
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2011: Félix, F., Castro, C., Laake, J.L., Haase, B. and Scheidat, M. Abundance and survival estimates of the southeastern Pacific humpback whale stock from 1991–2006 photo-identification surveys in Ecuador. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, (Special Issue 3): 301-307.
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2011: Forestell, P.H., Kaufman, G.D. and Chaloupka, M. Long-term trends in abundance of humpback whales in Hervey Bay, Australia. Journal of Cetacean Research Management, (Special Issue 3): 237-241.
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2007: Acevedo, J., Rasmussen, K., Félix, F., Castro, C., Llano, M., Secchi, E., Saborío, M.T., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Haase, B., Scheidat, M., Dalla-Rosa, L., Olavarría, C., Forestell, P., Acuña, P., Kaufman, G. and Pastene, L. Migratory destinations of humpback whales from the Magellan Strait feeding ground, Southeast Pacific. Marine Mammal Science, 23(2): 453-463.
2007: Forestell, P.H. and Urban, J. Movement of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) between the Revillagigedo and Hawaiian archipelagos within a winter breeding season. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 6(1): 97-102.
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2006: Rock, J., Pastene, L.A., Kaufman, G., Forestell, P., Matsuoka, K. and Allen, J. A note on East Australia Group V Stock humpback whale movement between feeding and breeding areas based on photo-identification. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 8: 301-305.
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2005: Alava, J.J., Barragan, M.J., Castro, C. and Carvajal, R. A note on strandings and entanglements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Ecuador. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 7(2): 163-168.
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2004: Castro, C. Encounter with a school of pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata) in Ecuador, southeast tropical Pacific. Aquatic Mammals, 30(3): 441-444.
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2004: Scheidat, M., Castro, C., Gonzalez, J. and Williams, R. Behavioural responses of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to whalewatching boats near Isla de la Plata, Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 6(1): 63-68.
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2004: Naessig, P.J. and Lanyon, J.M. Levels and probable origin of predatory scarring on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in east Australian waters. Wildlife Research, 31: 163-170.
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2004: Stevick, P.T., Aguayo, A., Allen, J., Avila, I.C., Capella, J., Castro, C., Chater, K., Dalla Rosa, L., Engel, M. H., Félix, F., Flórez-González, L., Freitas, A., Haase, B., Llano, M., Lodi, L., Muñoz, E., Olavarría, C., Secchi, E., Scheidat, M. and Siciliano, S. Migrations of individually identified humpback whales between the Antarctic Peninsula and South America. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 6(2): 109-113.
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2002: Migura, K.A. and Meadows, D.W. Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) interact with melon-headed whales (Peponocephala electra) in Hawai‘i. Aquatic Mammals, 28(3): 294-297.
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2001: Forestell, P.H., Paton, D.A., Hodda, P. and Kaufman, G.D. Observations of a hypo-pigmented humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) off east coast Australia: 1991- 2000. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 47: 437-450.
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2000: Garrigue, C., Forestell, P., Greaves, J., Gill, P., Naessig, P., Patenaude, N. and Baker, S.C. Migratory movement of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between New Caledonia, East Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 2(2): 000-000.
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1999: Chaloupka, M., Osmond, M. and Kaufman, G. Estimating seasonal abundance trends and survival rates of humpback whales in Hervey Bay (east coast Australia). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 184: 291-301.
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1998: Osmond, M.G. and Kaufman, G.D. A heavily parasitized humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Marine Mammal Science, 14(1): 146-149.
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1993: Forestell, P.H. If Leviathan has a face, does Gaia have a soul? Incorporating environmental education in marine eco-tourism programs. Ocean and Coastal Management, 20: 267-282.
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1992: Forestell, P.H. The anatomy of a whalewatch: Marine tourism and environmental education. The Journal of Marine Education, 11: 10-15.
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1990: Helweg, D.A., Herman, L.M., Yamamoto, S. and Forestell, P.H. Comparison of songs of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) recorded in Japan, Hawaii, and Mexico during the winter of 1989. Scientific Reports of Cetacean Research, 1: 1-20.
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1987: Kaufman, G.D., Smultea, M.A. and Forestell P. Use of lateral body pigmentation patterns for photo identification of east Australian (Area V) humpback whales. Cetus, 7: 5-13.
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1986: Baker, C.S., Herman, L.M., Perry, A., Lawton, W.S., Straley, J.M., Wolman, A.A., Kaufman, G.D., Winn, H.E., Hall, J.D., Reinke, J.M. and Ostman, J. Migratory movement and population structure of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the central and eastern North Pacific. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 31: 105-119.
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1985: Baker, C.S., Herman, L.M., Perry, A., Lawton, W.S., Straley, J.M. and Straley, J.H. Population characteristics and migration of summer and late-season humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Southeastern Alaska. Marine Mammal Science, 4: 304-323. (PWF data analyzed).
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1984: Baker, C.S. and Herman, L.M. Aggressive behavior between humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) wintering in Hawaiian waters. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 62: 1922-1937. (PWF data analyzed).
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Technical Reports
2024: Schall, Vermeulen, Andrews-Goff, Buchan, Burkhardt, Carroll, Charlton, Galletti, Mcpherson, Mccauley, Miller, Shabangu and Ward. Report of the ICG on southern right whale acoustics. Paper SC/69B/SH/13 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2024 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission). Download PDF
2024: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Olson, P.A. and Salgado, C.P. Progress report on Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogue: Period April 2023-February 2024. Paper SC/69B/SH/01 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2024 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission). Download PDF
2024: Galletti Vernazzani, B. IWC Chile-Peru Southern Right Whale Conservation Management Plan – Progress Report March 2024. Paper SC/69B/CMP/02 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2024 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission). Download PDF
2024: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Castro, C., Cabrera, E., Felix, F., Ulloa, M., Sironi, M. and Brownell Jr., R.L. Two dead calves of Critically Endangered Chile-Peru Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) stranded in 2023 with evidence on human interactions. Paper SC/69B/CMP/11Rev2 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2024 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission). Download PDF
2024: Galletti Vernazzani, B. Update from the Conservation Committee Working Group on Cetaceans and Ecosystem Functioning – March 202. Paper SC/69B/EM/01 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2024 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission). Download PDF
2023: Castro, C., Felix, F., Barragan-Tabares, L. and Castrillon, J. Report of a blue whale sighting in Ecuadorian waters. Paper SC/69A/SH/12 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2023 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission).
2023: Castro, C., Felix, F., Barragan-Tabares, L. and Castrillon, J. Identifying threats for inshore bottlenose dolphins off central Ecuador. Paper SC/69A/HIM/14 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2023 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission).
2023: Castro, C., García-Cegarra, A., Uceda-Vega, P., Aguilar, L., Kelez, S., Buchan, S. J. and Van Waerebeek, K. First documented records of Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) of the Chile-Peru Population in Ecuador and north of Peru. Paper SC/69A/CMP/25 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2023 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission).
2023: Galletti Vernazzani, B. IWC Eastern South Pacific southern right whale conservation management plan: Progress report April 2023. Paper SC/69A/CMP/22 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 2023 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission).
2023: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Olson, P. and Salgado-Kent, C. Progress report on Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogue: Period April 2022-March 2023. Paper SC/69A/SH/11rev1 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 2023 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission).
2023: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Cabrera, E., Sironi, M. and Brownell, R.L., Jr. Largest aggregation of eastern South Pacific southern right whales found off Isla Grande de Chiloé, Chile during austral summer 2023. Paper SC/69A/CMP/19rev2 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, April 2023 (unpublished – Do not site without authors’ permission).
2023: Stack, S.H. and McGovern, B. Demographics and motivation of participation in commercial swim-with whale tours in Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia. Paper SC/69A/WW/06 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2023 (unpublished – Do not site without authors’ permission).
2023: Stack, S.H., Kobayashi, N., Okabe, H. and Ozawa, S. Studying the behavioral impacts of commercial whale watch and swim-with-whale tours on humpback whales in Okinawa, Japan. Paper SC/69A/WW/04Rev1 presented to IWC Scientific Committee, April 2023 (unpublished – Do not cite without authors’ permission).
2023: Palacios D., Felix F., Montecinos Y., Najera E., Kelez S., Samaniego J., Velásquez P., Zapata L, Lancaster M., Friedlaender A.S., Castro C.A., Quintana E., Bermúdez-Rivas C., Cazas J.J., Villamil Echeverri C., Rojas Bracho L., Sepúlveda M., Medrano-Gonzales L., Santillan L., Aguilar Arakaki R., Pineda, L., Reisinger R. and Johnson C.M. Blue Corridors of the Eastern Pacific: Opportunities and Actions to Protect Migratory Whales. A Technical Report. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
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2023: McMillan, C.J., Ford, J.K.B., Cheeseman, T., Calambokidis, J., Audley, K., Birdsall, C., Byington, J.K., Currie, J., Darling, J.D., De Weerdt, J., Doe, N., Doniol-Valcroze, T., Dracott, K., Finn, R., Frisch-Jordán, A., Gabriele, C., Goodwin, B., Hildering, J., Jones, M., Lyman, E., Malleson, M., Martinez Loustalot, P., Pack, A.A., Quintana-Rizzo, E., Ransome, N., Shaw, T.J.H., Stack, S., Urbán R., J., Wray, J., Wright, B.M. and Yano, K.M. Spatial patterns in the migratory destinations of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) encountered in Canadian Pacific waters, based on photo-identification data and ocean basin-wide collaboration. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3519.
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2022: Harnish, A.E., Baird, R.W., Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., Cullins, T., Opritoiu, L., Gorgone, A.M. and Kirkpatrick, J.B. Residency and movement patterns of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Oahu and Maui Nui carry implications for current stock boundaries. Document PSRG-2022-15 presented to the Pacific Scientific Review Group, March 22-24, Olympia, WA.
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2021: Stack, S.H. and Serra, S. Summary of swim-with-whales tourism around the globe. Document SC/68C/WW/03 Rev 1 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee: 27 April – May 14. 8 pp.
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2021: Castro, C. and Félix, F. Identifying conservation areas and habitat preferences of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncates in the Central Coast of Ecuador. Document SC/68C/SM/14 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee: 27 April – May 14. 8 pp.
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2021: Félix, F., Acevedo, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Ávila, I.C., Botero-Acosta, N., Calderón, A., Cáceres, B., Capella, J., Carnero, R., Castro, C., Cheeseman, T., Rosa, L.D., Dellabianca, N., Denkinger, J., Friedlaender, A., Guzmán, H., Haase, B., Haro, D., Hucke-Gaete, R., Llano, M., Oviedo, L., Pacheco, A., Pacheco, J., Palacious, D.M., Palacios-Alfaro, J., Pallin, L., Pérez, M.J., Rasmussen, K., Sanchez-Godinez, C., Santillán, L., Secchi, E., Torres., M. and Vásquez, E. Humpback whale breeding stock G: updated population estimate based on photo-ID matches between breeding and feeding areas. Document SC/68C/ASI/02 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee: 27 April – May 14. 8 pp.
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2019: Castro, C. and van Waerebeek, K. Strandings and mortality of cetaceans due to interactions with fishing nets in Ecuador, 2001–2017. Document SC/68A/HIM/17 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Nairobi, Kenya: 10 May-22 May. 11 pp.
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2019: Stack, S.H., McCordic, J.A., Machernis, A.F., Olson, G.L. and Currie, J.J. Preliminary report on the impacts of swim-with-whale tourism on humpback whale behavior in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. Document SC/68A/WW/02 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Nairobi, Kenya: 10 May-22 May. 22 pp.
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2019: Vernazzani, B.G., Olson, P. and Salgado-Kent, C. Progress report on Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogue: Period May 2018-April 2019. Document SC/68A/SH/09 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Nairobi, Kenya: 10 May-22 May. 6 pp.
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2019: Vernazzani, B.G., Attard, C.R.M., Barlow, D.R., Burton, C., de Vos, A., Double, M., Gill, P., Jenner, C., Jenner, MN., Möller, L.M., Olson, P., Salgado-Kent, C. and Torres, L.G. Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogue: preliminary results of IWC comparisons between Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka regions. Document SC/68A/SH/04 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Nairobi, Kenya: 10 May-22 May. 11 pp.
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2018: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Olson, P. and Salgado-Kent, C. Progress report on Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogue: Period May 2017-April 2018. Document SC/67B/PH/04 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 24 April – 6 May. 6 pp.
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2018: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Attard, C., Barlow, D.R., Burton, C., De Vos, A., Double, M., Gill, P., Jenner, K., Jenner, M.N., Moller, L., Olson, P., Salgado-Kent, C. and Torres L.G. Preliminary results of the 2017 IWC Comparisons among Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogues off Australia, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka regions. Document SC/67B/SH/16 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 24 April – 6 May. 8 pp.
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2018: New, L., Coscarella, M., Currie, J.J., Luck, M., Mesiti, S., Pirotta, E., Rasmussen, M., Rose, N., Scarpaci, C., Senigaglia, V., Stockin, K. and Waples, K. Report of the workshop on identifying key research questions for the modeling and assessment of whale watching impacts (MAWI). Document SC/67B/REP/03 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 24 April – 6 May. 15 pp.
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2018: Castro, C., Cardenas, D., Kaufman, G.D. and Van Waerebeek, K. Marine mammals used as bait with improvised fish aggregating devices in Ecuador. Document SC/67B/SM/06 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 24 April – 6 May. 10 pp.
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2017: Currie, J.J., McCordic, J.A., Kaplun, S.M., Stack, S.H. and Kaufman, G.D. An update on Whale & Dolphin Tracker, application for cetacean data collection and long-term monitoring. Document SC/67a/WW/07 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 9 May – 21 May. 8 pp.
2017: McCordic, J.A., Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., Kaplun, S.M. and Kaufman, G.D. Land-based surveys to determine effects of vessel presence on humpback whale behavior in Maui, Hawaii, USA. Document SC/67a/WW/04 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 9 May – 21 May. 16 pp.
2017: Castro, C., Rasmussen, K., Pacheco, A.S., Cardenas, D., Carnero-Huaman, R., Echeverria, G. and Kaufman, G. Bryde’s whale Balaenoptera edeni occurrence and movements in coastal areas off Ecuador, Peru and Panama. A preliminary report. Document SC/67A/SH/15 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 9 May – 21 May. 11 pp.
2017: Félix, F., Van Waerebeek, K., Sanino, G.P., Castro, C., Van Bressem, M.F. and Santillán, L. Morphological variation in dorsal fins among common bottlenose dolphin populations in the Southeast Pacific Ocean. Document SC/67A/SM/02 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 9 May – 21 May. 11 pp.
2016: Carlson, C., Kaufman, G., Ritter, F., Rodriguez-Fonseca, J., Robbins, J., Rose, N., Petersen, K.V. and Weinrich, M. Guiding principles for data collection from whale-watching vessels as platforms of opportunity. Document SC/66b/WW/03 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 4 June – 20 June. 3 pp.
2016: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H. and Kaufman, G.D. A comparison of cetacean abundance estimates and trends derived from opportunistic and systematic survey methods. Document SC/66b/WW/09 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 4 June – 20 June. 19 pp.
2016: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., McCordic, J.A. and Kaufman, G.D. Whale and Dolphin Tracker: an application for data collection on platforms of opportunity. Document SC/66b/WW/08 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 4 June – 20 June. 11 pp.
2016: Gero, S., Pace, S., Kaufman, G., Parsons, E.C.M., Ritter, F., Sironi, M. and Rose, N.A. Initial survey of global commercial swim-with-whale operations. Document SC/66b/WW/02 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 4 June – 20 June. 9 pp.
2016: Ritter, F., Asmutis-Silvia, R., Burkhardt-Holm, P. and Kaufman, G. Approach to a definition of near misses. Document SC/66b/HIM/03 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 4 June – 20 June. 6 pp.
2016: Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J., McCordic, J.A. and Kaufman, G.D. Moving toward a unified concept of “near misses” with large whales: recommendations for assessment and documentation. Document SC/66b/HIM/08 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 4 June – 20 June. 6 pp.
2015: Castro, C., Kaufman, G. and Hamilton, P. Whalewatching growth and socioeconomic development of communities in the Machalilla National Park – Ecuador. Document SC/66a/WW/18 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, San Diego, USA: 20 May – 4 June. 13 pp.
2015: Castro, C., Engel, M.H., Anthony, M. and Kaufman, G. Comparison of humpback whale identification catalogues between Ecuador, and South Georgia, and South Georgia and Sandwich Islands: evidence of increased feeding Area I boundary or overlap between feeding areas I and II? Document SC/66a/SH/27 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, San Diego, USA: 20 May – 4 June. 7 pp.
2015: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., Easterly, S.K., Kaufman, G.D. and Martinez, E. Modeling whale-vessel encounters: the role of speed in mitigating collisions with humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Document SC/66a/HIM/3 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, San Diego, USA: 20 May – 4 June. 17 pp.
2015: Martinez, E., Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., Easterly, S.K. and Kaufman, G.D. Note on patterns of area use by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in 2013 in Hervey Bay, Australia, with an emphasis on mother-calf dyads. Document SC/66a/SH/2 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, San Diego, USA: 20 May – 4 June. 16 pp.
2015: Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J., Swabb, M.H., Kaufman, G.D. and Martinez, E. Evaluating citizen scientist efficacy at cataloging humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) using the crowdsourcing web application Match My Whale. Document SC/66a/SH/1 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, San Diego, USA: 20 May – 4 June. 36 pp.
2015: Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J. and Kaufman, G.D. A summary chart of whalewatching areas and operators off the western United States: Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California. Document SC/66a/WW/2 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, San Diego, USA: 20 May – 4 June. 4 pp.
2014: Sitar, A., May-Collado, L.J. and Parsons, ECM. High levels of non-compliance with whale-watching regulations in Bocas del Toro, Panama and effects of non-compliance on bottlenose dolphin behavior. Document SC/65b/WW09 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 12-24 May.
2014: Carlson, C., Kaufman, G., Ritter, F. and Rose, N. Report of the Intersessional Working Group on Guiding Principles Development. Document SC/65b/WW04 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 12-24 May. 6 pp.
2014: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., Davidson, E.H., Kaufman, G.D. and Martinez, E. Results from two years of line transect surveys utilizing surprise encounters and near-misses as proxies of vessels collisions with humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the four-island region of Maui, Hawai’i, USA. Document SC/65b/HIM01 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 12-24 May. 21 pp.
2014: Davidson, E., Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., Kaufman, G.D. and Martinez, E. Whale and Dolphin Tracker, a web-application for recording cetacean sighting data in real-time: Example using opportunistic observations reported in 2013 from tour vessels off Maui, Hawai`i. Document SC/65b/WW05 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 12-24 May. 17 pp.
2014: Stack, S.H., Swabb, M.H., Currie, J.J., Kaufman, G.D. and Martinez, E. Match My Whale: A crowdsourcing platform for cross-identification of Australian humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Document SC/65b/SH10 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 12-24 May. 4 pp.
2014: Carlson, C., Kaufman, G., Ritter, F. and Rose, N. Report of the intersessional working group on guiding principles development Document SC/65b/WW04 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Bled, Slovenia: 12-24 MAY. 6 PP.
2013: Carlson, C., Kaufman, G., Ritter, F. and Rose, N. Report of the Intersessional Working Group on Guiding Principles Development. Document SC/65a/WW03 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Jeju, Korea: 3 June – 15 June. 4 pp.
2013: Kaufman, G.D. and Kaufman, P.M. Summary results of a survey conducted during the 2012 whalewatching season in Hervey Bay, Australia. Document SC/65a/WW05 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Jeju, Korea: 3 June – 15 June. 18 pp.
2013: Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J., Davidson, E.H., Frey, D., Maldini, D., Martinez, E. and Kaufman, G.D. Preliminary results from line transect surveys utilizing surprise encounters and near-misses as proxies of vessels collisions with humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Maui County waters, Hawai’i, USA. Document SC/65a/WW04 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Jeju, Korea: 3 June – 15 June. 20 pp.
2012: Galletti Vernazzani, B. Abundance estimates of Chilean blue whales by mark-recapture and line transect techniques. Document SC/64/SH19 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Panama City, Panama: 11 June – 6 July.
2012: Galletti Vernazzani, B. and Olson, P. Progress of between region comparisons under Southern Hemisphere Blue Whale Catalogue (SHBWC). Document SC/64/SH20 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Panama City, Panama: 11 June – 6 July.
2012: Galletti Vernazzani, B. and Veirs, V. Wind farm projects near cetacean critical habitat in Chile: A case study. Document SC/64/E12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Panama City, Panama: 11 June – 6 July.
2012: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Brownell, Jr., R.L, Cabrera, E., Carlson, C.A. and Sironi, M. Update on 2012 blue whale field season in Chile. Document SC/64/SH18 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Panama City, Panama: 11 June – 6 July.
2012: Castro, C., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Allen, J., Dalla Rosa, L., D.R., Kaufman, G., Forestell, P., Scheidat, M., Secchi, E.R. and Marcos, S. Humpback whale identification off Ecuador and their migratory connections to Antarctica (Area I and II). Document SC/64/SH23 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Panama City, Panama: 11 June – 6 July. 6 pp.
2012: Castro, C., Acevedo, J., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Allen, J., Capella, J., Dalla Rosa, L., Flores-Gonzales, L., Kaufman, G., Forestell, P., Scheidat, M., Secchi, E.R., Stevick, P. and Marcos Cesar, O.S. Long-term resightings of humpback whales off Ecuador. Document SC/64/SH24 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Panama City, Panama: 11 June – 6 July. 7 pp.
2011: Castro, C., Alcorta, B., Allen, J., Caceres, C., Forestell, P., Kaufman, G., Mittila, D., Pacheco, A.S., Robbins, J., Santillan, L., Scheidat, M., Silva, S. and Tagarino, A. Comparison of the humpback whale catalogues between Ecuador, Peru and American Samoa. Evidence of the enlargement of the Breeding Stock G to Peru. Document SC/63/SH19 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Tromso, Norway: 11-14 July. 5 pp.
2011: Castro, C., Alcorta, B., Allen, J., Caceres, C., Forestell, P., Kaufman, G., Mattila, D., Pacheco, A., Robbins, J., Santillian, L., Scheidat, M., Silva, S. and Tagarino, A. New southern limit for breeding area of stock BS-G humpback whales through catalogue comparisons between Ecuador, American Samoa and Peru. Document Sc/63/SH18 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Tromso, Norway: 11-14 July. 5 pp.
2011: Castro, C., Kaufman, G. and Maldini, D. A preliminary review of skin conditions and other body anomalies observed on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from Ecuador. Document SC/63/SH18 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Tromso, Norway: 11-14 July. 7 pp.
2011: Constantine, R., Allen, J., Beeman, P., Burns, D., Charrassin, J-B., Childerhouse, S., Double, M.C., Ensor, P., Franklin, T., Franklin, W., Gales, N., Garrigue, C., Gates, E., Gibbs, N., Hutsel, A., Jenner, C., Jenner, M., Kaufman, G., Macie, A., Mattila, D.K., Oosterman, A., Paton, D., Robbins, J., Schmitt, N., Stevick, P., Tagarino, A. and Thompson, K. Comprehensive photo-identification matching of Antarctic Area V humpback whales. Document SC/63/SH16 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Tromso, Norway: 11-14 July. 11 pp.
2011: Kaufman, G., Maldini, D., Ward, B., Merrill, P., Moore, B. and Kaufman, M. Enhancing platforms of opportunity data collection using newly developed Whale & Dolphin Tracker software. Document SC/63/WW3 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Tromso, Norway: 11-14 July. 12 pp.
2011: Kaufman, G., Coughran, D., Allen, J.M., Burns, D., Burton, C., Castro, C., Childerhouse, S., Constantine, R., Franklin, T., Franklin, W., Forestell, P., Gales, R., Garrigue, C., Gibbs, N., Jenner, C., Paton, D., Noad, M., Robbins, J., Slooten, E., Smith, F. and Stevick, P. Photographic evidence of interchange between east Australia (BS E-1) and West Australia (BS -D) humpback whale breeding populations. Document SC/63/SH11 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Tromso, Norway: 11-14 July. 13 pp.
2011: Richardson, D.T., Silva, I.F., Macie, A., Rankin, R.W., Maldini, D. and Kaufman, G.D. Whale surprise encounters and near misses: proxies of vessel strikes in Maui County waters. Document SC/63/BC2 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Tromso, Norway: 11-14 July. 20 pp.
2011: Silva, I.F., Kaufman, G.D., Hutsel, A., Macie, A., Maldini, D. and Rankin, R. Mid-migration humpback whale feeding behavior off Eden, NSW, Australia. Document SC/63/SH12 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Tromso, Norway: 11-14 July. 17 pp.
2010: Hoffman, W.S., Kaufman, G.D. and Jule, K. 2010. Estimation of survival, recruitment and realized growth rates of the East Australia humpback population (BS-1) Using Temporal Symmetry Models. Document SC/62/SH14 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Agadir, Morocco: 21-25 June. 17 pp.
2010: Kaufman, G.D., Macie, A., Hutsel, A. and Jule, K. Humpback whale surveys in the Cairns/Cooktown Management Area of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Document SC/62/SH25 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Agadir, Morocco: 21-25 June. 13 pp.
2009: Castro, C. and Merlen, G. Observations of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Document SC/61/SH30 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Madeira, Portugal: 22-25 June. 5 pp.
2009: Gibson, Q., Kaufman, G. and Forestell, P. Status Report: Photo-identification of humpback whales at multiple aggregation areas along east coast Australia. Document SC/61/SH25 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Madeira, Portugal: 22-25 June. 12 pp.
2008: Acevedo, J., Allen, J., Castro, C., Félix, F., Rasmussen, K., Flórez-González, L., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Secchi, E., Llano, M., Garita, F., Forestell, P., Haase, B., Capella, J., Dalla Rosa, L., Ferrina, D., Plana, J., Tobón, I.C., Kaufman, G., Flak, P., Scheidat, M. and Pastene, L.A. Migratory destination of humpback whales from the eastern south pacific population as revealed by photo identification analysis. Document SC/60/SH20 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Santiago, Chile, 23-27 June.
2008: Castro, C., Acevedo, J., Allen, J., Dalla Rosa, L., Florez-Gonzalez, L., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Rasmussen, K., Llano, M., Garita, F., Forestell, P., Secchi, E.R., Garcia Godos, I., Ferrina, D., Kaufman, G., Scheidat, M. and Pastene, L.A. Migratory movements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between Machalilla National Park, Ecuador and Southeast Pacific. Document SC/60/SH presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Santiago, Chile, 23-27 June. 6 pp.
2008: Castro, C., Groch, K., Marcondes, M., Van Bressem, M. and Van Waerebeek, K. Miscellaneous skin lisions of unknown aetiology in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) from South America. Document SC/60/DW18 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Santiago, Chile, 23-27 June. 5 pp.
2008: Castro, C., Forestell, P., Kaufman, G., Scheidat, M., Gibson, Q. and Ferina, D. Photo-identification of Humpback Whales, (Megaptera novaeangliae), in the Puerto Lopez part of Machalilla National Park on the Ecuadorian Coast – South America: 1996 to 2007. Document SC/60/SH22 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Santiago, Chile, 23-27 June. 10 pp.
2008: Gibson, Q., Kaufman, G., Forestell, P., Hutsel, A. and Macie, A. Biased analysis of incomplete data sets weakens conclusions about the status and interchange of breeding stock E. Document SC/60/SH17 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Santiago, Chile, 23-27 June.
2007: Engel, M.H., Marcondes, M.C.C., Castro, C., Forestell, P., Llano, M.E., Rasmussen, K., Garita, F., Garcia-Godos, I., Baracho, C., Rossi-Santos, M.R., Neves, M. C., Ferreira, S. and Fontes, F. The Latin American humpback whale photo-identification network. Document (SC/59/SH12) presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Anchorage, Alaska, USA: 1-15 May.
2006: Castro, C., Félix, F., Forestell, P., Haase, B., Kaufman, G. and Scheidat, M. Site fidelity of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Ecuador between 1991-2004, based on photo-identification. Document SC/A06/HW8 presented to the IWC Intersessional Workshop on Comprehensive Assessment of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whales, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 3-7 April.
2006: Félix, F., Castro, C., Hasse, B., Forestell, P., Alava, J.J. and Scheidat, M. Estimates of the Southeastern Pacific humpback whale stock with mark-recapture models in Ecuador. Document SC/A06/HW13 presented to the IWC Intersessional Workshop on Comprehensive Assessment of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whales, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 3-7 April. 7 pp.
2006: Forestell, P.H., Kaufman, G.D. and Chaloupka, M. Abundance estimate of humpback whales in Hervey Bay, Australia, based on CMR profiles, 1988– 2002. Document SC/A06/HW17 presented to the IWC Intersessional Workshop on Comprehensive Assessment of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whales, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: 3-7 April.
2006: Forestell, P.H., Kaufman, G.D., Mallo, A. and Lehmann, S. Calving rates and intervals for east Australia female humpback whales, based on individual photo-identifications: 1984-2005. Document SC/A06/HW23 presented to the IWC Intersessional Workshop on Comprehensive Assessment of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whales, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 3-7 April. 9 pp.
2005: Acevedo, J., Rasmussen, K., Felix, F., Castro, C., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Haase, B., Scheidat, M., Olavarria, C., Forestell, P., Acuña, P., Kaufman, G. and Pastene, L.A. Further information on the migratory destination of humpback whales of the Magellan Strait feeding ground. Document SC/57/SH10 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Ulsan, Korea: 20-24 June.
2000: Baird, R.W. and Burkhart, S.M. Bias and variability in distance estimation on the water: Implications for the management of whale watching. Document SC/52/WW1 presented to the IWC Scientific Committee, Adelaide, Australia, 3-6 July. 10 pp.
1995: Forestell, P.H. Ensuring scientific proposals for rules are practicable. IWC Workshop on Scientific Aspects of Managing Whale Watching. Monte Castello de Vibio (PG), Italy, 31 March – 4 April. Workshop Report. IFAW, UK, ISBN 1-901002-00-4.
1990: Kaufman, G.D., Osmond, M. G., Ward, A. J. and Forestell, P.H. Photographic documentation of migratory movement of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) between east Australia and Antarctic Area V. Document SC/A88/ID41 Report to the International Whaling Commission (Special Issue 12): 265-267.
1988: Kaufman, G.D., Osmond, M.G., Ward, A. J. and Forestell, P.H. Photographic documentation of the migratory movement of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) between East Australia and Antarctic Area V. Document SC/A88/ID41 (Special Issue 12): 265-267.
Reports to Government Agencies
2013-present: Annual Reports of Humpback Whale Research in Hawaiian Waters. National Marine Fisheries Service/NOAA and State of Hawaii.
2008-present: Annual Report for Odontocete Research in Maui County waters. Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service/NOAA, USA.
2003-present: Humpback Whale Photo-Identification Survey of Hervey Bay Marine Park. Annual Report to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
1997-2000, 2007-2010, 2013-present: Humpback Whale Photo-Identification Survey off Eden. Annual Report to National Parks and Wildlife Service, New South Wales, Australia.
1984-present: Pacific Whale Foundation Annual Australia Research, Progress report on cetacean research, with statistical data for the calendar year. Annual Australian Progress Report on Cetacean Research (SC/Prog.Rep.) to the International Whaling Commission.
2017: Castro, C. y Cárdenas, D. Guia para la observacion de ballenas en Ecuador. Ministerio de Turismo del Ecuador. 74 pp.
2014: Castro, C. Proyecto demografia de la ballena jorobadas y otros cetaceos en el Parque Nacional Machilla. Informe de Avance. Quito, Ecuador.
2010: Castro, C. y Rosero, P. Interacción de cetáceos menores con artes de pesca artesanal en el Parque Nacional Machalilla, Ecuador. Esfuerzos para mitigar el impacto de actividades pesqueras en cetáceos en los países del Pacífico Sudeste, 19-26.
2009-2010: Humpback Whale Photo-Identification Surveys in the Cairns/Cooktown and Whitsunday Islands Management Areas. Annual Report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Queensland, Australia.
1995-2004: Odontocete Research in Hawaiian Waters. Annual Reports to the National Marine Fisheries Service/NOAA, USA.
2003: Forestell, P.H., Kaufman, G.D. and Chaloupka, M. Migratory characteristics of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hervey Bay and the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia: 1993-1999. Final Report to the Environment Protection Agency, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
2001: Kaufman, G.D. Humpback Whale Photo-Identification Survey of Hervey Bay: 2000 Season. Annual Report to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
1996-2000: Naessig, P.J. and Kaufman, G.D. Humpback Whale Photo-Identification Survey of the Whitsunday Islands and Hervey Bay. Annual Report to Department of Environment, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
1980-1999: Annual Reports of Humpback Whale Research in Hawaiian Waters. National Marine Fisheries Service/NOAA and State of Hawaii.
1984-1997: Survey of the Humpback Whales Photographically Identified Australian Waters. Annual Report to Nature Conservation Agency, Canberra, Australia.
1990-1996: Survey of the Humpback Whales Photographically Identified off Perth. Annual Report to Department of Conservation and Land Management, Como, West Australia, Australia.
1995: Forestell, P.H. and Brown, E.K. Feasibility study on shore-based observations of humpback whale distribution and behaviour patterns in Hervey Bay Marine Park, Australia. Final Report to the Department of Environment and Heritage, Hervey Bay Marine Park, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
1994-1995: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Humpback Whale Photo-Identification Survey of the Whitsunday Islands. Annual Report to Department of Environment and Heritage, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
1994: Mobley, J.R. Jr., Forestell, P.H. and Grotefendt, R. Results of 1993 Aerial Surveys in Hawaiian Waters. Annual report to Advance Research Projects Agency: 1993 ATOC Marine Mammal Research Program, San Diego, CA, USA.
1993: Forestell, P.H., Brown, E.K. and Kaufman, G.D. Spatial and temporal use of Hervey Bay Marine Park by humpback whales and boats: 1992. Final Report to Department of Environment and Heritage, Hervey Bay Marine Park, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
1993: Forestell, P.H. and Brown, E.K. Survey of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the vicinity of Kahoolawe, Hawaii during the winter of 1992. Final Report to the USDOC/NOAA Marine Sanctuaries Division, Contract 43ABNC201408.
1993: Forestell, P.H., Brown, E.K. and Schick, R.S. Observations of humpback whales and other cetaceans off West Hawaii: Year Two (1993). Final Report for the West Hawaii Coastal Monitoring Program. Marine Research Consultants: Honolulu, HI, USA.
1992: Forestell, P.H. and Brown, E.K. Cetacean abundance and distribution patterns off West Hawaii: Winter, 1992. Final Report for the West Hawaii Coastal Monitoring Program. Marine Research Consultants, Honolulu, HI, USA.
1992: Forestell, P.H. and Mobley, J.R. Humpback whale aerial survey throughout the major Hawaiian Islands during the 1991 season. Draft Final Report to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Contract 43ABNF100666.
1992: Forestell, P.H. and Brown, E.K. Description of humpback whale use of Maalaea Bay, Maui, Hawaii. Draft Final Report to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Contract DACW83-91-P-0601. Download PDF
1988-1992: Humpback Whale Photo-Identification Survey of Hervey Bay. Annual Report to Environment and Heritage, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
1990: Forestell, P.H. Report to the Marine Mammal Commission Committee of Scientific Advisors: Current research efforts, Honolulu, HI, USA.
1990: Forestell, P.H., Brown, E.K., Herman, L.M. and Schick, R.S. Relative frequency and distribution of humpback whales and boats near Maui, Hawaii during the 1990 winter season. Final Report to the Consortium of Maui Commercial Boat Operators, Maui, HI, USA.
1989: Brown, E.K., Forestell, P.H., Bender, J., Cook, J. and Strang, D. Comparison of diversity and abundance of tropical coral reefs and associated fish communities for selected areas of Maui, Hawaii. Report to the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Aquatic Division, HI, USA.
1989: Forestell, P.H. Assessment and verification of abundance estimates, seasonal trends, and population characteristics of the humpback whale in Hawaii. Final Report to the US Marine Mammal Commission. PB90-190273. NTIS: Washington, D.C., USA.
1984: Forestell, P.H. Assessment and verification of abundance estimates, seasonal trends, and population characteristics of the humpback whale in Hawaii. Final Report to Sea Grant. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Conference/Presentations
2024: Tupiza, M. B., Gamboa-Trujillo, P., and Castro, C. (July 18-19). Isolation of Fungal Species from the Epidermis of Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale) in Machalilla National Park and Cantagallo-Machalilla Marine Reserve, Manabí, Ecuador. [Oral presentation]. II Congreso Ecuatoriano de Micología, Loja, Ecuador. Download PDF
2024: Barragán-Tabares, L., Orellana, H., and Castro, C. (October 2-4). Beach Waste Accumulation in Puerto López, Manabí, Ecuador: Plastic as a Threat to Whales and Dolphins. [Oral presentation]. VI Congreso Ecuatoriano de Mastozoología, Tena, Ecuador. Download PDF
2024: Luzuriaga, E., Burneo, S. F., Castro, C., and Barragán-Tabares, L. (October 2-4). Characterization of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Group Composition in Machalilla National Park. [Oral presentation]. VI Congreso Ecuatoriano de Mastozoología, Tena, Ecuador. Download PDF
2024: Castro, C., Félix, F., Barragán-Tabares, L., Platt, M., Orellana H., and Macías, R. (October 2-4). Cetacean Monitoring on the Central-Southern Coast of Ecuador: Preliminary Results from the Expeditions. [Oral presentation]. VI Congreso Ecuatoriano de Mastozoología, Tena, Ecuador. Download PDF
2024: Platt, M., Félix, F., Haase, B., Barragán-Tabares, L., Orellana H., and Castro, C. (October 2-4). Cetacean Stranding on the Ecuadorian Coast: Human Interaction Impacts and Conservation Measures. [Oral presentation]. VI Congreso Ecuatoriano de Mastozoología, Tena, Ecuador. Download PDF
2024: Castro, C., and Barragán-Tabares, L. (October 2-4). Conservation and Education: Protecting Cetaceans through Knowledge and Community Action. [Poster session]. VI Congreso Ecuatoriano de Mastozoología, Tena, Ecuador. Download PDF
2024: Erazo-Muñoz, R., Castro, C., Platt, M., Barragán-Tabares, L., and Tirira, D.G. (October 2-4). Evidence of Anthropogenic Threats on the Skin of Humpback Whales in the Southern Waters of Manabí, Ecuador. [Poster session]. VI Congreso Ecuatoriano de Mastozoología, Tena, Ecuador. Download PDF
2024: Castro, C., Félix, F., Barragán-Tabares, L., Platt, M., Chocho, V., Macías, R., and Van Waerebeek, K. (November 11-15). Incidental Captures of Cetaceans on the Coast of Ecuador: Analysis of Interaction with Fisheries, Lessons Learned, and Future Strategies, 2001-2024. [Oral presentation]. The 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Perth, Australia. Download PDF
2023: Castro, C., Castrillon, J. and Gomez, W. Whale-watching tourism as a driving force for socioeconomic development in Puerto López, Machalilla National Park, Manabí, Ecuador. Humpback Whale World Congress. Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
2023: Castro, C., Castrillon, J., Barragán-Tabares, L., Cheeseman, T. and Stack, S. Twenty-six years of humpback whale photo-identification in Ecuador. Humpback Whale World Congress. Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
2023: Castro, C. and Van Wearebeek, K. Stranding records and mortality of cetaceans from fisheries interactions in Ecuador. Latin America and Caribbean Fisheries Congress 2023 (RedCid). Cancún, Mexico.
2023: Lyman, E., Lammers, M., Pack, A., Bradford, A., Kramer, D., Currie, J., Stack, S., Rossa, J. and Finn, R. Variability in Collisions Between Vessels and Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian Waters (1979 – 2022). Hawaii Conservation Conference. Honolulu, HI.
2023: McGovern, B., Hipolito, T., Gregory, E. and Stack, S. Humpback whale play dates: are interactions between mother-calf pairs promoting calf social development? Australian Marine Science Association. Gold Coast, QLD.
2023: McGovern, B., Hipolito, T., Gregory, E. and Stack, S. Short-term studies complement long-term datasets to guide humpback whale conservation in East Australia. EcoSummit 2023. Gold Coast, QLD.
2023: Stack, S., Gregory, E. and McGovern, B. Using aerial imagery to estimate non-lethal anthropogenic scarring rates in the East Australian humpback whales. Australian Marine Science Association. Gold Coast, QLD.
2023: Tupiza, M. B., Gamboa, P., Castro, C. and Barragán-Tabares, L. Estudio preliminar de micosis dérmica en Megaptera novaeangliae (Ballena jorobada). Parque Nacional Machalilla y Reserva Marina Cantagallo- Machalilla, Manabí-Ecuador. XI Congreso Latinoamericano de Micología (XI CLAM). Panamá, Panamá.
2022: Castro, C., Castrillon, J., Barragán, L. and Felix, F. Skin marks as indicators of possible inshore bottlenose dolphin threats on the Central Coast of Ecuador. 19ª Reunião de Trabalho de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos da América do Sul e 13º Congresso da Sociedade Latino-Americana de Mamíferos Aquáticos.
2022: Avila, I. and Castro, C. Whales with “Pollock coloration type”: a new body color style for the G-stock humpback whales? 19ª Reunião de Trabalho de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos da América do Sul e 13º Congresso da Sociedade Latino-Americana de Mamíferos Aquáticos.
2022: Barragán, L., Orellana-Vásquez, H. and Castro, C. Is Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) song in Ecuador revolutionary or evolutionary? 19ª Reunião de Trabalho de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos da América do Sul e 13º Congresso da Sociedade Latino-Americana de Mamíferos Aquáticos.
2022: Djokic, D., Rossi- Santos, M., Sousa-Lima, R., Padovese, L., Baumgarten, L., Gonçalves, M., De Weerdt, J., Rasmussen, K., Venturini, D., Marcondes, M., Silva, S., Pacheco, A., Castro, C., May-Collado, L., Duque -Mesa, E., Denkinger, J., Oña, J., Eliens, S., Patris, J. and Malige, F. Latin American humpback whale song dynamics. 19ª Reunião de Trabalho de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos da América do Sul e 13º Congresso da Sociedade Latino-Americana de Mamíferos Aquáticos.
2022: Currie, J., van Aswegen, M., Stack, S., West, K., Vivier, F. and Bejder, L. Rapid weight loss in free ranging pygmy killer whales: implications for anthropogenic disturbance of odontocetes. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Stack, S., Sprogis, K., Olson, G., Sullivan, F., Machernis A., and Currie, J. The behavioural impacts of commercial swimming with whale tours on humpback whales in Hervey Bay, Australia. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Sullivan, F., Stack, S., Breman, J., Martelles, R. and Currie, J. Presenting Whale & Dolphin Tracker – An App for Data Collection and Engaging with Community Scientists. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Machernis, A., Stack, S., Olson, G., Sullivan, F. and Currie, J. Trouble in Paradise? Expanded Photo Analysis Techniques Reveal High Rates of Fishery-Related Scarring on Bottlenose and Pantropical Spotted Dolphins in Maui Nui, Hawai‘i. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Olson, G., Stack, S., Machernis, A., Sullivan, F. and Currie, J. Mapping Reveals High Degree of Overlap Between Vessel Traffic and the Occurrence of Two Dolphin Species in Maui Nui, Hawai‘i. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Finn, R., Lyman, E., Bejder, L., Currie, J., van Aswegen, M., Moore, J., Stack, S., Cheeseman, T., Lammers, M., Wilkin, S. and Spradlin, T.R. Entanglement Scar Analysis of Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in Hawaiian Waters (2013 – 2021): A Comparison of Surface, Aerial, and Underwater-Obtained Imagery. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Lyman, E., Lammers, M., Pack, A., Bradford, A., Schofield, D., Currie, J., Stack, S., Rossa, J. and Tom, A. Variability in Collisions Between Vessels and Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Hawaiian Waters (1979 – 2021). The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Atkinson, S., Pack, A., Pearson, H., Melica, V., Mashburn, K., Lammers, M., Moran, J., Teerlink, S., Bejder, L., Currie, J., Stack, S., Szabo, A., Cates, K. and van Aswegen, M. Seasonally stressed? Varying metabolic biomarkers in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Alaska and Hawaii. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: van Aswegen, M., Szabo, A., Currie, J., Stack, S., Pack, A., Cheeseman, T., Atkinson< S. and Bejder, L. The ups and downs of humpback whale motherhood: quantifying the cost of maternal investment and calf growth on their Hawaiian breeding grounds and Southeast Alaskan foraging grounds. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Vivier, F., Wells, R., Hill, M., Yano, K., Bradford, A., Pacini, A., Ferguson, J., Leunissen, E., Booth, C., Rocho-Levine, J., Currie, J. and Bejder, L. Sensitivity and precision of unoccupied aerial system photogrammetry to assess the age structure of delphinid populations. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Cheeseman, T., Audley, K., Frisch, A., Ransome, N., Urban, J., Martínez Loustalot, P., Jacobsen, J., Quintana-Rizzo, E., De Weerdt, J., Palacios, D.M., Hayslip, C., Calambokidis, J., Flynn, K., Clapham, P., McMillan, C., Hildering, J., Wray, J., Doe, N., Birdsall, C., Dracott, K., Darling, J.D., Byington, J.K., Shaw, T., Mallison, M., Ford, J.k., Doniol-Valcroze, T., Neilson, J., Straley, J., Teerlink, S., Cedarleaf, J., Szabo, A., Sharpe, F., Moran, J., Pearson, H., von Ziegesar, O., Witteveen, B., Zwiefelhofer, D., Matkin, C., Cartwright, R., Stack, S., Currie, J., Jones, M., Lyman, E., Finn, R., Gabriele, C., Pack, A., Goodwin, B., Yano, K., Bejder, L., van Aswegen, M., Hill, M., Marie Acebes, J., Filatova, O., Titova, O., Mamaev, E., Donovan, G., Moore, J., Barlow, J., Olio, M., Newell, H. and Southerland, K. A Happy Collaboration: Basin-scale, High-throughput, AI-assisted Photo-ID Matching for North Pacific Humpback Whales. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Mello, D., Marcondes, M., Groch, K.R., Castro, C. and de Oliveira, C. Determination of Total Body Length from Two Populations of Humpback Whale at Breeding Grounds in the South Hemisphere. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Gless, E., Mahaffy, S., G. Olson, S. Stack, J. Currie and R. Baird. Photo-identification of pantropical spotted dolphins in Hawaiian waters reveal long-term re-sightings, supporting the existence of island-associated resident populations. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Harnish, A., Baird, R., Currie, J., Stack, S., Cullins, T., Opritoiu, L., Gorgone, A. and Kirkpatrick, J. Stock structure, residency, and inter-island movements of common bottlenose dolphins between O‘ahu and Maui Nui. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Corsi, E., Baird, R., Harnish, A., Gorgone, A., Currie, J., Stack, S. and Kiszka, J. Variation in social structure of three different stocks of island-associated bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) around the main Hawaiian Islands. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Hildebrand, L., Bernard, K., Sullivan, F., Orben, R. and Torres, L. Prey quality influences gray whale foraging decisions more than prey quantity. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2022: Dawn, A., Hildebrand, L., Sullivan, F. and Torres, L. Environmental drivers of nearshore fine-scale aggregations of zooplankton prey during the peak foraging season of Pacific Coast Feeding Group gray whales. The 24th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Palm Beach, FL, USA: 1-5 August.
2020: Jung, M.R, Brignac, K.C., O’Malley, K., Weller, S., King, C., Royer, S.J., Lamson, M.R., Currie, J.J. and Lynch, J.M. Measuring amounts, sizes, and types of aquaculture gear in marine debris in Hawaii. Aquaculture America in Honolulu, Hawaii. February 2020.
2019: Stack, S.H., McCordic, J.A., Machernis, A.F., Olson, G.L. and Currie, J.J. Evaluating anthropogenic activities on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) using behavioral changes as a measure of impact: two case studies. World Marine Mammal Conference in Barcelona, Spain. December 2019.
2019: Currie, J.J., Olson, G.L., McCordic, J.A., Machernis, A.F. and Stack, S.H. A comparison of three analytical techniques for population monitoring of island-associated odontocetes. World Marine Mammal Conference in Barcelona, Spain. December 2019.
2019: Castro, C. and Kaufman, G.D. Friendly whales? Unusual behavior of humpback whales that are possibly accustomed to tourism. World Marine Mammal Conference in Barcelona, Spain. December 2019.
2019: Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J., Olson, G.L. and Machernis, A.F. Humpback whales in Hervey Bay: what do we know and how can we protect them? WCA World Whale Conference in Hervey Bay, Australia. October 2019.
2018: Castro, C., Cardenas, D., Kaufman, G. Interactions between cetaceans and fishing gear in the coast of Ecuador. 12th Congress of the Latin American Society for Aquatic Mammals (SOLAMAC) in Lima, Peru. November 2018.
2018: Djokic, D., Ona Lema, J.P., J. Buchan, S., Sirovic, A., Duque, E., May-Collado, L.J., Malige, F., Patris, J., Castro, C., Bouchard, B., Rossi Santos, M.R., S. Pacheco, A., Garland, E., Cerchio, S., Marcondes, M., Venturini, D. and Sousa-Lima, R. Comparison of songs from Latin American humpback whale stocks. 12th Congress of the Latin American Society for Aquatic Mammals (SOLAMAC) in Lima, Peru. November 2018.
2018: Self, H., Lusseau, D. and Stack, S.H. Modelling the distribution of odontocetes in the four island region of Maui, Hawaii using platform of opportunity data. 32nd Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society in La Spezia, Italy.
2018: Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J., McCordic, J.A. and Kaufman G.D. Quantifying the risk that marine debris poses to cetaceans in coastal waters of the 4-island region of Maui. 6th International Marine Debris Conference. San Diego, California, USA: 12-16 March, 2018.
2018: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., McCordic, J.A., Machernis, A. F. and Kaufman, G.D. Quantifying debris type and the spatial and temporal trends in marine debris density in the 4-island region of Maui, Hawaii. 6th International Marine Debris Conference. San Diego, California, USA: 12-16 March, 2018.
2017: Stack, S.H., Currie, J.J., McCordic, J.A., and Kaufman, G.D. Utilization of the 4-island region of Maui County, Hawaii by an endangered population of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens). The22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, NS, Canada: 22-27 October.
2017: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Modeling whale-vessel encounters: the role of speed in mitigating collisions with humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). The22nd Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Halifax, NS, Canada: 22-27 October.
2016: Castro, C., Cardenas, D., Kaufman, G.D. and Echeverría, G. Presencia De Ballena Bryde Balaenoptera Edeni En El Parque Nacional Machalilla, Ecuador, 2013-2016 (On the Occurrence of Bryde’s Whales off marine area of Machalilla National Park, Ecuador 2013-2016). XI Congress of SOLAMAC, 17th Meeting of Specialists in Aquatic Mammals, Valparaiso, Chile: November 28, 2016 – December 1, 2016.
2016: Castro, C., Aleman, R., Cardenas, D., Baque, M., Gómez, W. and Kaufman, G. Salvando Ballenas Jorobadas Enredadas En Trasmallos En Ecuador Continental. (Saving humpback whales entangled in fishing gear in continental Ecuador). XI Congress of SOLAMAC, 17th Meeting of Specialists in Aquatic Mammals, Valparaiso, Chile: November 28, 2016 – December 1, 2016.
2016: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems and Marine Mammals Through Understanding of Marine Debris Drivers, Accumulation Trends, and distribution. IUCN World Conservation Congress. Hawaii, USA: September 1 – 10, 2016.
2016: Currie, J.J., Stack, S.H., McCordic, J.A. and Kaufman, G.D. Conservation and Education through Eco-tourism: Utilizing Vessels for Data Collection and Development of Sustainable Management Practices. TOURISM 2016 – International Conference on Global Tourism and Sustainability. Lagos, Portugal: October 12-14, 2016.
2016: Kaufman, G.D., Currie, J.J. and Stack, S.H. Modeling whale-vessel encounters: the role of speed in mitigating collisions with humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). XI Congress of SOLAMAC, 17th Meeting of Specialists in Aquatic Mammals, Valparaiso, Chile: November 28, 2016 – December 1, 2016.
2016: Morais, M.V., Castro, C., Cardenas, D., Scheidat, M., Kaufman, G. and Gallego, P. Presncia. De Orcinus orca en El Area Marina Del Parque Nacional Machalilla, Ecuador (Presence of Orcinus orca in the marine area of Machalilla National Park, Ecuador) XI Congress of SOLAMAC, 17th Meeting of Specialists in Aquatic Mammals, Valparaiso, Chile: November 28, 2016 – December 1, 2016.
2013: Currie J.J., Martinez, E., Davidson, E.H., Frey, D.P., Stack, S.H., Maldini, D. and Kaufman, G.D. Surprise encounters and near-misses: Proxies of vessel strikes in Maui County waters, Hawai’i, USA. The 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Dunedin, New Zealand: 9-13 December.
2012: Castro, C. El rol de la foto-identificacion en la conservacion de ballenas y el involucramiento de las poblaciones locales del Ecuador continental. Conferencia International sobre ballenas y Turismo, Lima, Peru: November.
2012: Castro, C. and Kaufman, G. Saving humpback whales entangled in gillnets in Ecuador. Untangled symposium: Exploring the impact of marine debris on animal welfare and seeking animal-focused solutions, Miami, FL, USA: 4 – 6 December.
2012: Castro, C., Kaufman, G. and Ponce, H. Evaluacion preliminar de la interaccion entre cetaceos y pesquerias en el Ecuador continental. 15ª Reunión de Trabajo de Expertos en Mamíferos Acuáticos de América del Sur, 9º Congresso SOLAMAC, Puerto Madryn, Chub Patagonia, Argentina: 16 – 20 September.
2011: Atcheson, M., Tamarack, D., Miller, H., Kozama, C., Rankin, R., Maldini, D. and Kaufman, G. Distribution of odontocetes in Maui County waters based on platform of opportunity data (2010 – 2011). The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, FL, USA: 26 November – 2 December.
2011: Kaufman, G.D., Silva, I.F., Hutsel, A., Macie, A., Maldini, D. and Rankin, R.W. Mid-migration humpback whale feeding behavior off Eden, NSW, Australia. The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, FL, USA: 26 November – 2 December.
2011: Kaufman, M., Kaufman, G., Coughran, D., Allen, J., Burns, D., Burton, C., Castro, C., Constantine, R., Childerhouse, S.,Franklin, T., Franklin, W., Forestell, P., Gales, R., Garrigue, G., Gibbs, N., Jenner, C., Paton, D., Noad, M., Robbins, J., Slooten, E., Smith, F. and Stevick, P. Photographic evidence of interchange between east Australia (BS E-1) and West Australia (BS- D) humpback whale breeding populations. The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, FL, USA: 26 November – 2 December.
2011: Richardson, D.T., Silva, I.F., Macie, A., Rankin, R.W., Maldini, D. and Kaufman, G.D. Whale surprise encounters and near misses: proxies of vessel strikes in Maui County waters. The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, FL, USA: 26 November – 2 December.
2011: Silva, I.F., Maldini, D., Kaufman, G.D. and Rankin, R.W. Presence and distribution of Hawaiian false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) in Maui County waters: An historical perspective. The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, FL, USA: 26 November – 2 December.
2011: Tonachella, N., Natasi, A., Maldini, D., Rankin, R. and Kaufman, G. Trends in humpback whale abundance along Maui County’s south shore waters based on shore-based census data. The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Tampa, FL, USA: 26 November – 2 December.
2010: Hoffman, W.S, Kaufman, G.D. and Jule, K. Estimation of Survival, Recruitment and Realized Growth Rates of the East Australia Humpback Population (BS-1) Using Temporal Symmetry Models. 14a Reunião de Trabalho de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos da América do Sul y 8o Congresso da Sociedade Latinoamericana de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil: 24-28 October.
2010: Jule, K. and Kaufman, G. Greenhouse effect? Evidence of apparent sun damage to East Australian humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). 14a Reunião de Trabalho de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos da América do Sul y 8o Congresso da Sociedade Latinoamericana de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil: 24-28 October.
2010: Jule, K. and Kaufman, G. Evidence of sunburn in Southern Hemisphere humpback whales as a bio-indicator of global warming. XXXII Reunión Internacional para el Estudio de los Mamíferos Marinos, Sociedad Mexicana de Mastozoología Marina, Xalapa, Mexico: 2-6 May.
2010: Kaufman, G., Forestell, P., Coughran, D. and Allen, J. The First Photographic Evidence of Interchange Between East Australia (BS E-1) and West Australia (BS – D) Breeding Populations. 14a Reunião de Trabalho de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos da América do Sul y 8o Congresso da Sociedade Latinoamericana de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil: 24-28 October.
2010: Kaufman, G.D., Macie, A., Hutsel, A. and Jule, K. 2009 Humpback Whale Surveys in the Cairns/Cooktown Management Area of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. 14a Reunião de Trabalho de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos da América do Sul y 8o Congresso da Sociedade Latinoamericana de Especialistas em Mamíferos Aquáticos, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil: 24-28 October.
2009: Gibson, Q., Kaufman, G. and Forestell, F. Two may be better than one: Association among east Australian Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother-calf pairs on the southward migration. The 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Quebec, Canada: 12-16 October.
2008: Castro, C., Acevedo, J., Allen, J., Dalla Rosa, L., Flórez-González, L., Aguayo-Lobo, A., Rasmussen, K., Llano, M., Forestell, P., Secchi, E.R., Garita, F., Capella, J., Godos, I., Ferrina1, D., Kaufman, G., Tobón, I., Scheidat, M. and Falk, P. Movimientos migratorios de las ballenas jorobadas (Megaptera novaeangliae) entre el Parque Nacional Machalilla-Ecuador, la Antártica y el Pacífico Sudeste. I Simposio Ecuatoriano de Cienia Polar, La Libertad, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador: 30-31 July.
2008: Castro, C., Kaufman, G. and Forestell, P. Observation of a birth of a humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae in situ and analysis of the placenta, Porto Lopez, Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. 13er Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de América del Sur-7o Congreso RT – SOLAMAC, Montevideo, Uruguay.
2008: Fernando, F., Castro, C. Laake, J.L., Haase, B. and Scheidat, M. Abundance and survival estimates of the southeastern Pacific humpback whale stock from 1991-2006, Photo-identification surveys in Ecuador. V Simposio Latino Americano Sobre Investigaciones Antárticas. La Libertad, Salinas: 2-4 September.
2008: Gibson, Q., Kaufman, G. and Forestell, P. Two may be better than one: Association among east Australian Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother-calf pairs on the southward migration. XIII Reunion de trabajo de Especialistas en Mamiferos Aquaticos del Sur y 7° Congreso SOLAMAC, Montevideo, Uruguay, 13-17 November.
2007: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Speaking from experience: whale and dolphin watching boats as venues for marine conservation education. The 5th International Coastal and Marine Tourism Congress, AUT University, Auckland, NZ.
2007: Forestell, P. and G. Kaufman. Catalogue: Southern Hemisphere, 1979 – 2006. Estado Actual de la Foto Identificatión de Jorobadas de Áreas de Reprodución en Latinoamerica, Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil: 9-12 March.
2006: Castro, C. and Olavaria C. Alimentación De Ballenas Jorobadas En Un Área De Reproducción. La 12va. Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de Sudamérica, Merida, México: October.
2006: Castro, C., Forestell, P., Kaufman, G., Sheidat, M. and Castro, L. Occurrence and habitat use of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. La Reunión International sobre el Estudio de los Mamíferos Acuáticos, Mérida, Yucután, México: 5-9 November.
2006: Felix, F., Castro, C., Haase, B. and Scheidat, M. New estimate of the Southeastern Pacific Humpback Whale Stock. La 12va. Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de Sudamérica, Merida, México: October.
2006: Forestell, P., Kaufman, G., Mallo, A. and Lehman, S. Indices e Intervalos de Nacimientos de Hembras de Ballenas Jorobadas Foto-Identificadas en las Costas del Este de Australia, 1984 – 2005. La Reunión International sobre el Estudio de los Mamíferos Acuáticos, Mérida, Yucután, México: 5-9 November.
2006: Kaufman, G.D., Forestell, P.H., Butt, R. and Lehman, S. The importance of Eden, NSW as an opportunistic feeding area for southbound East Australian humpback whales. DEH Australia: Cetacean Research Priorities Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia: 21-22 February.
2005: Castro, C., Forestell, P., Kaufman, G. and Scheidat, M. Current Knowledge of orca (Orcinus orca) attacks on humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Machalilla Nacional Park, Ecuador. The 16th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Diego, CA, USA: 12-16 December.
2005: Forestell, P.H. The times, they are a-changing: From biophilia to nature deprivation disorder. Recovery and protection of marine vertebrates in Hawaii. National Marine Educators Association Conference, Maui, Hawai’i: 15 July
2004: Castro, C., Forestell, P., Kaufman, G. and Scheidat, M. Ocurencia, abundancia y residencia de las ballenas jorobodas (Megaptera novaeanagliae) en una area de reproducciό en costas cuatorianas. La 11va Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de América del Sur, y 5to Congreso de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos, Quito, Ecuador: 11-17 September.
2004: Cruz R., Castro C., Carrasco L. and Scheidat, M. Impacto de las actividades turísticas sobre el comportamiento de la ballena jorobada Megaptera novaeangliae en la Isla de la Plata, Parque Nacional Machalilla. La 11va. Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de Sudamérica, Quito, Ecuador: 11-17 September.
2004: Scheidat, M., Castro, C., Cruz, R., González, J. and Williams, R. Uso del hábitat a pequeña escala de las ballenas jorobadas Megaptera novaeangliae en una area de reproducción en costas ecuatorianas. La 11va. Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de Sudamérica, Quito, Ecuador: 11-17 September.
2004: Tonato, L., Castro, C., López, C., Castro, L. and Muñoz, W. 2004. La conservación de los mamíferos marinos en el Parque Nacional Machalilla – Ecuador: Una novedosa experiencia de educación para niños. La 11va. Reunión de Trabajo de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos de Sudamérica, Quito, Ecuador: 11-17 September.
2001: Hellrung, A.R., Kaufman, G.D. and Meadows, D.W. Comparative cetacean sightings data from the two main small boat harbors in Maui County. The 14th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: 28 November – 3 December.
2000: Baird, R.W., Gorgone, A.M., Ligon, A.D. and Hooker, S.K. Odontocete population assessment in the four-island area, Hawaii: A preliminary summary of results from 1999. Presentation to the National Marine Fisheries Service Scientific Review Group, Kihei, HI, USA.
2000: Forestell, P.H., Paton, D. and Hodda, P. Multiple sightings of an all-white humpback whale along the East Coast of Australia, 1991- 1999. The Queensland Museum Humpback Whale 2000 Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: 29 August – 1 September.
2000: Kaufman, G.D., Naessig, P., Forestell, P.H. and Chaloupka, M. Estimates of group size and rates of interchange between humpback whales in the Whitsunday Islands and Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. The Queensland Museum Humpback Whale 2000 Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: 29 August – 1 September.
2000: Kaufman, G.D. and Naessig, P. Observations of humpback whales feeding off Eden, NSW, Australia. The Queensland Museum Humpback Whale 2000 Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: 29 August – 1 September.
1999: Baird, R.W., Ligon, A.D., Hooker, S.K., Burkhart, S.M., Roberts, A.C. and Gorgone, A.M. Sub-surface and night-time behavior of pantropical spotted dolphins off Maui, Hawaii. The 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Maui, HI, USA, 29 November – 3 December.
1999: Burkhart, S.M., Baird, R.W. and Roberts, A.C. How close is the whale? Bias and error in distance estimation and the efficacy of distance approach regulations in the management of boat/ whale interactions. The 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Maui, HI, USA, 29 November – 3 December.
1999: Naessig, P. Levels and origin of predatory scarring on humpback whales in East Australian Waters. The 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Maui, HI, USA, 29 November – 3 December.
1999: Roberts, A.C., Baird, R.W. and Burkhart, S.M. Reactions of odontocetes to tagging attempts using a pole-deployed suction-cup tag. The 13th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Maui, HI, USA, 29 November – 3 December.
1998: Forestell, P.H. The human approach to cetaceans: Idolization, colonization, or urbanization? The 7th International Dolphin and Whale Conference, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan: 28-29 March.
1995: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Development of whalewatching in Hawaii and its application as a model for growth and development of the industry elsewhere. Encounters With Whales, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia: 26-30 July.
1995: Forestell, P.H. and Susko, M.L. Differences in average distance from shore shown by identified humpback females in years accompanied by a calf and years without a calf near Maui, Hawaii. The 11th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Orlando, FL, USA: 14-18 December.
1995: Mobley, Jr., J.R., Forestell, P.H. and Grotefendt, R.A. Preliminary results of 1993 and 1995 aerial surveys of Hawaiian waters. Workshop to Assess Research and Other Needs and Opportunities Related to Humpback Whale Management in the Hawaiian Islands, Kaʻanapali, Maui, HI, USA: 26-28 April.
1994: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Resource managers and field researchers: Allies or adversaries? Encounters With Whales Workshop. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Australia.
1994: Forestell, P.H. A new dawn for the “Noble Savage” – can we talk to animals if we don’t know how to listen? The 4th International Dolphin and Whale Conference, Enoshima, Japan: 8 April.
1994: Forestell, P.H. Two minds in troubled waters: balancing the human/cetacean equation. The 4th International Dolphin and Whale Conference, Ogasawara, Japan: 16 April.
1994: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Helping those who help those who watch the whales. Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology (PACON 94), Townsville, Queensland, Australia: July.
1993: Brown, E.K. and Forestell, P.H. Surface intervals of humpbacks in the Hawaiian wintering area. The 10th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Galveston, TX, USA: 11-15 November.
1993: Forestell, P.H. In the wake of the whale: Studying the migration of individually identified humpback whales along the East coast of Australia. Conference of Marine Education Society of Australasia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: 29 September.
1993: Forestell, P.H. Not just a fluke: How to find a whale in the deep blue sea. National Marine Educators’ Association Conference, Newport, OR, USA: 3-8 August.
1993: Forestell, P.H. (Convener), Balasz, G., Berg, C. and Magruder, W. Environmental issues and answers panel: What’s happening and what do we tell our students and clients? 2nd Annual Hawaii Environmental Education Association Conference, Makawao, HI, USA: 12-15 June.
1993: Forestell, P.H., Mobley, Jr., J.R., Grotefendt, R., Brown, E.K., Norris, T. and Smultea, M. Observations of odontocetes during aerial surveys in Hawaii. The 10th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Galveston, TX, USA: 11-15 November.
1993: Kaufman, G.D. and Forestell, P.H. Marine mammals and boats in Hervey Bay Marine Park, Queensland, Australia, as determined by aerial surveys. The 10th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Galveston, TX, USA: 11-15 November.
1993: Kaufman, G.D. and Forestell, P.H. The role of research in the development of the whalewatching industry. Invited presentation at Encounters with Whales Conference, Lady Elliot Island, Australia: 7 September.
1993: Mobley, Jr., J.R., Forestell, P.H., Grotefendt, R., Brown, E., Bowles, A., Norris, T. and Smultea, M. Aerial surveys of humpback whales wintering in Hawaiian waters: 1993 results. The 10th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Galveston, TX, USA: 11-15 November.
1993: Schick, R.S., Forestell, P.H. and Brown, E.K. Near-shore distribution patterns of humpback whales in Hawaii simultaneously determined by theodolite and small-boat surveys. The 10th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Galveston, TX, USA: 11-15 November.
1991: Brown, E.K. and Forestell, P.H. Probability of humpback whales at the surface, as a function of pod size and type in Hawaii. The 9th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Chicago, IL, USA: 5-9 December.
1991: Forestell, P.H., Brown, E.K., Herman, L.M. and Mobley, J.R. Near-shore distribution of humpback whales near Maui, Hawaii: 1976 – 1991. The 9th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Chicago, IL, USA: 5-9 December.
1991: Kaufman, G.D., Krutzikowsky, G.K. and Lagerquist, B.A. Reproductive profiles of female humpback whales off east Australia. The 9th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Chicago, IL, USA: 5-9 December.
1991: Krutzikowsky, G.K., Forestell, P.H., Kaufman, G.D. and Lagerquist, B.A. Migratory timing of east Australian female humpback whales with and without calves. The 9th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Chicago, IL, USA: 5-9 December.
1990: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Whalewatching in Hervey Bay, Australia and its role in enhancing public appreciation for endangered species. The Queensland Museum Humpback Whale Conference, Brisbane, Australia: 27-28 September.
1990: Forestell, P.H. and Heide, K. Marine education in the 21st century: Revising our definition of technological literacy. National Marine Educators’ Association Conference, Hilo, HI, USA: 5-12August.
1990: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Whalewatching in Hervey Bay, Australia and its role in enhancing public appreciation for endangered species. The Queensland Museum Humpback Whale Conference, Brisbane, Australia: 27-28 September.
1990: Forestell, P.H. Eco-Tourism in the 90s. Refining our definition of environmental education. 2nd International Ecotourism and Resource Conservation Symposium; Miami, FL, USA: 27-31 November.
1990: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Whalewatching in Hawaii enhances appreciation for endangered species and the marine environment. Congress on Coastal and Marine Tourism. Newport, OR, USA. Download PDF
1990: Forestell, P.H. Marine education and ocean tourism: Replacing parasitism with symbiosis. Congress on Coastal and Marine Tourism. Newport, OR, USA.
1990: Forestell, P.H., Kaufman, G.D., Lagerquist, B. and Krutzikowsky, G. An examination of bio-geographical factors associated with the presence of humpback whales in Hervey Bay, Australia. The Queensland Museum Humpback Whale Conference, Brisbane, Australia: 27-28 September.
1990: Kaufman, G.D., Osmond, M., Lagerquist, B. and Forestell, P.H. Humpback whales of Australia: A catalogue of individuals identified by fluke and lateral body photographs. The Queensland Museum Humpback Whale Conference, Brisbane, Australia: 27-28 September.
1989: Brown, E.K., Forestell, P.H. and Jenner, C. Biogeographical factors affecting humpback whale calves in Hawaii. The 8th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Monterey, CA, USA: 7-11 December.
1989: Chaloupka, M., Kaufman, G.D. and Forestell, P.H. Pulse recruitment to humpback whale populations induced by anomalous oceanographic events. The 8th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Monterey, CA, USA: 7-11 December.
1989: Forestell, P.H. Whales and dolphins: A window on the soul of the ocean. National Marine Educator’s Association Conference, Miami, FL, USA: 24-28 July.
1989: Helweg, D., Herman, L.M., Yamamoto, S. and Forestell, P.H. Comparison of 1989 humpback song from Japan, Hawaii, and Mexico. The 8th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Monterey, CA, USA: 7-11 December.
1989: Jenner, C., Jenner, M. and Forestell, P.H. Repeated behavioral observation of six photo-identified adult pygmy killer whales during one month prior to stranding by three members of the group. The 8th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Monterey, CA, USA: 7-11 December.
1989: Kaufman, G.D., Mochizuki, A., Forestell, P.H. and Kodaka, A. Humpback whales in Ogasawara, Japan: distribution patterns and pod characteristics. The 8th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Monterey, CA, USA: 7-11 December.
1989: Krutzikowsky, G.K., Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. An analysis of humpback whale activity in Hervey Bay, Australia during the southward migration. The 8th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Monterey, CA, USA: 7-11 December.
1989: Osmond, M.G., Chaloupka, M.Y. and Kaufman, G.D. Seasonal distribution patterns of humpback whales in the Great Barrier Reef region. The 8th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Monterey, CA, USA: 7-11 December.
1989: Yamamoto, S., Helweg, D.K., Herman, L.M. and Forestell, P.H. Comparison of 1989 humpback song from Japan, Hawaii, and Mexico. The 8th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Monterey, CA, USA: 7-11 December.
1988: Kaufman, G.D., Osmond, M. and Chaloupka, M. Use of lateral body and fluke pigmentation patterns in population estimates of east Australian (Area V) humpback whales. Symposium on the Use of Non-lethal Techniques, Especially Photo-identification Techniques to Estimate Cetacean Population Parameters, La Jolla, CA, USA: 29 April – 1 May.
1987: Kaufman, G.D. and Osmond, M. Aspects of population dynamics of east Australian humpback whales. The 7th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Miami, FL, USA: 5-9 December.
1987: Kaufman, G.D. Photo-identification of humpback whales in Australian waters. Symposium on Marine Mammals of Australasia, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia: 8-10 August.
1985: Forestell, P.H., Herman, L.M. and Kaufman, G.D. Aerial survey of seasonal trends and population characteristics of humpback whales in the four-island region of Hawaii. The 6th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: 22-26 November.
1985: Kaufman, G.D. Photographic fluke and lateral body identification of Australian humpback whales. The 6th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: 22-26 November.
1985: Kaufman, G.D. and Jenkins, P.F. Comparisons of Australian and Hawaiian humpback whale songs. The 6th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: 22-26 November.
1985: Kaufman, G.D., Sneath, H. and Slade, R. Migratory characteristics of east Australian humpback whales. The 6th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: 22-26 November.
1985: Mobley, J.R., Herman, L.M., Kaufman, G.D., Frankel, A. and Minogue, F. Behavioral response of humpback whales to biological and synthetic sound playback in Hawaii. The 6th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: 22-26 November.
1983: Kaufman, G.D. Ecology of humpback whales in American Samoa. The 5th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Boston, MA, USA: 27 November – 1 December.
1983: Kaufman, G.D., Wood, K. and Forestell, P.H. Induced changes in behavior patterns and habitat usage by humpback whales off southwest Maui, Hawaii. The 5th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Boston, MA, USA: 27 November – 1 December.
1981: Kaufman, G.D. and Wood, K. Effects of boat traffic, air traffic and military activity on Hawaiian humpback whales. The 4th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, San Francisco, CA, USA: 14-18 December.
Books and Book Chapters
2024: Castro, C., Mena, B. El Vlaje de Elena la Ballena Jorobada. Pacific Whale Foundation 28 pp. Download PDF
2023: Garduño J., Moreira J., Espinoza E. and Castro C. (Segunda Edition). Viajeros del Oceano. Migramar. Baby Shark. Pacific Whale Foundation. 40pp.
2022: Stack, S.H. and Currie, J.J. Realizing the potential of platforms of opportunity: re-thinking scientific data collection. In: Advancing Public and Industry Participation in Coastal and Marine Sciences (book), edited by Michael Lück and Brooke Porter. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Purchase here: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-8785-4
2015: Kaufman, G.D. and Forestell, P.H. Hawaii’s humpback whales: The ultimate guide. Island Heritage Press, Waipahu, HI, USA. 236 pp.
2014: Orams, M.B., Forestell, P.H. and Spring, J. What’s in it for the whales? Exploring the potential contribution of environmental interpretation to conservation. In Higham, J., Bjeder, L. and Williams, R. (Eds.) Whale-watching: sustainable tourism and ecological management. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 401 pp.
2008: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Humpbacks of Hawaii: The long journey back. Island Heritage Press, Aiea, HI, USA.
2007: Forestell, P.H. Protecting the ocean by regulating whalewatching: The sound of one hand clapping. In Higham, J. and Lück, M. (eds.) Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management: Insights from the Natural and Social Sciences. CABI Publishing, Oxfordshire, UK: 272-293. Download PDF
2006: Forestell, P.H. and Kaufman, G.D. Discovering Hawaii’s humpback whales: 125 Fun Facts. Island Heritage Press, Aiea, HI, USA.
2006: Castro, C. Las riquezas del mar. Cuadernillo de trabajo. Segunda Edición.Pacific Whale Foundation, Quito, Ecuador.
2005: Castro, C. Elena la ballena jorobada. Cuadernillo de trabajo. Tercera Edición.Pacific Whale Foundation, Quito, Ecuador.
2005: Castro, C. Elena la ballena jorobada. Cuadernillo de trabajo. Segunda Edición. Pacific Whale Foundation – IFAW, Quito, Ecuador.
2003: Araujo, B., Castro, C. and Araujo S. Vivimos felices porque estamos sanos. Fundación PAIDEIA – UNICEF, Sin publicar.
2003: Araujo, B., Castro, C. and Araujo S. Juguemos con las cuatro R´s. Fundación PAIDEIA – UNICEF, Sin publicar.
2002: Castro, C. Las riquezas del mar. Cuadernillo de trabajo. Pacific Whale Foundation, Quito, Ecuador.
2002: Castro, C. Elena la ballena jorobada. Cuadernillo para pintar. Pacific Whale Foundation, Quito, Ecuador.
2001: Utreras, V., Merlen, G., Tirira, D. and Castro C. Ballena jorobada (Megaptera novaeangliae). In Tirira, D. (ed.) Libro rojo de los Mamíferos del Ecuador. Simbioe / Ecociencia / Ministerio del Ambiente / IUCN. Serie Libros Rojos del Ecuador, Tomo 1. Publicación Especial sobre los Mamíferos del Ecuador 4, Quito, Ecuador (pp.77-79).
2000: Castro, C. and Loaiza, J. M. Guía de dinámicas para facilitadores: Juguemos y aprendamos con la naturaleza. Comisión Europea –Proyecto Petramaz, Ministerio del Ambiente, Ecuador.
2000: Castro, C. and Loaiza, J. M. Cuadernillo de trabajo # 4, “Salud y Bienestar”. Comisión Europea, Proyecto Petramaz, Ministerio del Ambiente, Yaqu pacha, Ecuador.
2000: Castro, C. and Loaiza, J. M. Cuadernillo de trabajo # 3, “Las áreas naturales en que vivimos”. Alternativas del uso de la tierra. Comisión Europea, Proyecto Petramaz, Ministerio del Ambiente, Yaqu pacha. Ecuador.
1999: Castro, C. and Loaiza, J. M. Cuadernillo de trabajo # 2, “Plantas y Animales”. Comisión Europea, Proyecto Petramaz, Ministerio del Ambiente, Yaqu pacha, Ecuador.
1999: Castro, C. and Loaiza, J. M. Cuadernillo de trabajo # 1, “El mundo que nos rodea”. Comisión Europea, Proyecto Petramaz, Ministerio del Ambiente, Yaqu pacha, Ecuador.
1995: Forestell, P.H. Doing well by doing good: Need eco-tourism be an oxymoron? In: Nagata, S. (ed.) Ocean Resources: Development of Marine Tourism, Fisheries and Coastal Management in the Pacific Islands Area. Association for Communication of Transcultural Study, Honolulu, HI, USA: 63-71.
1995: Orams, M.B. and Forestell, P.H. From whale harvesting to whalewatching: Tangalooma 30 years on. In: Bellwood, O. and Choat, H., and N. Saxena (eds.) Recent Advances in Marine Science and Technology, ’94, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. 107-113. Download PDF
1994: Forestell, P.H. (1988). [Preface to Mitsuaki Iwago’s Whales]. Chronicle Books, San Franciso, CA, USA.
1993: Kaufman, G.D., Lagerquist, B.A., Forestell, P.H. and Osmond, M.G. Humpback whales of Australia: A catalogue of individual whales identified by fluke photographs. Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage, Brisbane, Australia.
1988: Perry, A., Mobley Jr., J.R., Baker, C.S. and Herman, L.M. Humpback whales of the central and eastern North Pacific. UH Press, Honolulu, HI, USA. (relies upon PWF fluke-ID data)
1986: Kaufman, G.D. and Forestell, P.H. Hawaii’s humpback whales: A complete whalewatcher’s guide. Island Heritage Publishing, Aiea, HI, USA.
Supported M.Sc./Ph.D. Projects
2022: Badhuge, H. Migratory patterns and interchange between breeding grounds by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) visiting Hervey Bay. Master’s Research Project. Southern Cross University, NSW, Australia (PWF data analyzed). Download PDF
2021: Harnish, A. Population structure, residency, and inter-island movements of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off O‘ahu and Maui Nui. Master’s Thesis. The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, USA. (PWF data analyzed). Download PDF
2019: Barragán Tabares, L.M. Análisis bioacústico del canto de la ballena jorobada Megaptera novaeangliae en el área marina del Parque Nacional Machalilla y la Reserva Canta Gallo entre el 2017 y 2018. Master’s Thesis. Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ecuador. Download PDF
2017: Self, H. Modelling the distribution of odontocetes in the four-island region of Maui, Hawaii using platform of opportunity data. Master’s Research Project, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland.
2016: Berg, R. Investigating humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) distribution and density in the Maui County Waters using ArcGIS. Master’s Research Project. The University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
2011: Roccatagliata, N. The ecology of the green sea turtle at resting and feeding sites in Maui County. Master’s Thesis. University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
2011: Ramasco, M.C. Use of Maui County Waters by spinner dolphins during the daytime and potential effects of boating activities on their behavior. Master’s Thesis. University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
2007: De La Paz Suzacq, L. Changes in Relative Abundance and Distribution of Humpback Whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in Hervey Bay Marine Park during Aerial Surveys Conducted in 1992 and 2004. Master’s Thesis. University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
2006: Shapiro, K.R. Whale watch Passenger’s Preferences for Tour Attributes and Marine Management in Maui, Hawaii. Master’s Thesis. Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada.
2004: Naessig P.J. Levels and probable origin of predatory scarring on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in east Australian waters. Bachelor Honors. The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
2002: Castro, C. Población de la Ballena Jorobada Megaptera novaeangliae en el ParqueNacional Machalilla, Ecuador. Doctoral Thesis. Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ecuador.
2001: Bazua Duran, M.C. The Whistles of Hawai’ian Spinner Dolphins (Stenella Longirostris): Description and Geographic Variations. Doctoral Thesis. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Financially Supported Research Projects
2020: Carroll, E.L., Ott, P.H., McMillan, L.F., Galletti Vernazzani, B., Neveceralova, P., Vermeulen, E., Gaggiotti, O.E., Andriolo, A., Baker, C.S., Bamford, C., Best, P., Cabrera, E., Calderan, S., Chirife, A., Fewster, R.M., Flores, P.A.C., Frasier, T., Freitas, T.R.O., Groch, K., Hulva, P., Kennedy, A., Leaper, R., Leslie, M.S., Moore, M., Oliveira, L., Seger, J., Stepien, E.N., Valenzuela, L.O., Zerbini, A. and Jackson, J.A. Genetic diversity and connectivity of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) found in the Brazil and Chile–Peru wintering grounds and the South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur) feeding ground. Journal of Heredity 111(3): 263 –276, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esaa010
2019: Sitar Soller, A.S.M. and Parsons, E.C.M. More evidence of unsustainable dolphin-watching practices in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Human Dimensions of Wildlife. DOI: 10.1080/10871209.2019.1605007. Download PDF
2019: Jacobs, E., Duffy, M., Magolan, J., Galletti Vernazzani, B., Cabrera, E., Landea, R., Buchan, S. and Sayigh, L. First acoustic recordings of critically endangered eastern South Pacific southern right whales (Eubalaena australis). Marine Mammal Science 35(1):284–289. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12519
2019: Muñoz-Arnanz, J., Chirife, A.D., Galletti Vernazzani, B., Cabrera, E., Sironi, M., Millán, J., Attard, C.R.M. and Jiménez, B. First assessment of persistent organic pollutant contamination in blubber of Chilean blue whales from Isla de Chiloe, southern Chile. Science of the Total Environment 650 (2019): 1521-1528. Download PDF
2017: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Burkhardt-Holm, P., Cabrera, E., Iñíguez, M., Luna, F., Parsons, E.C.M., Ritter, F., Rodríguez-Fonseca, J., Sironi, M. and Stachowitsch, M. Management and conservation at the International Whaling Commission: A dichotomy sandwiched within a shifting baseline. Marine Policy 83: 164–171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.06.004
2017: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Jackson, J.A., Cabrera, E., Carlson, C.A. and Brownell, R.L., Jr. Estimates of Abundance and Trend of Chilean Blue Whales off Isla de Chiloe, Chile. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0168646. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0168646 Download PDF
2016: Sitar, A., May-Collado, L.J., Wright, A.J., Peters-Burton, E., Rockwood, L. and Parsons, E.C.M. Boat operators in Bocas del Toro, Panama display low levels of compliance with national whale-watching regulations. Marine Policy 68: 221-228. Download PDF
2016: Wright, A.J., Simmonds, M.P. and Galletti Vernazzani, B. The International Whaling Commission—Beyond Whaling. Front. Mar. Sci. 3:158.
2016: Brierley, A. and Clapham, P. Japan’s whaling is unscientific. Nature (529), 283.
2014: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Cabrera, E. and Brownell Jr, R.L. Eastern South Pacific southern right whale photo-identification catalogue reveals behavior and habitat use patterns. Marine Mammal Science. 30(1): 389–398
2012: Galletti Vernazzani, B., Carlson, C., Cabrera, E. and Brownell Jr., R.L. Chilean blue whales off Isla Grande de Chiloe, 2004-2010: distribution, site-fidelity and behaviour. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 12(3): 353–360.
2008: Capella, J., Galletti Vernazzani, B., Gibbons, J. and Cabrera E. Coastal migratory connections of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae borowski, 1781, in southern Chile. Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile). 36(2):13-18
2007: Galletti Vernazzani, B. and Cabrera, E. Varamiento de cetáceos en Chile 1970-2005 y su relación con impactos antropogénicos. En: CPPS/PNUMA. 2007. Memorias del Taller de Trabajo sobre el Impacto de las Actividades Antropogénicas en Mamíferos Marinos en el Pacífico Sudeste. Bogotá, Colombia, 28 al 29 de noviembre de 2006. Guayaquil, Ecuador. pp 32-37.
2007: Cabrera, E. and Galletti Vernazzani, B. Parámetros para determinar los efectos del turismo de avistamiento sobre cinco poblaciones de cetáceos en Chile. En: CPPS/PNUMA. 2007. Memorias del Taller de Trabajo sobre el Impacto de las Actividades Antropogénicas en Mamíferos Marinos en el Pacífico Sudeste. Bogotá, Colombia, 28 al 29 de noviembre de 2006. Guayaquil, Ecuador. pp 60-64.
2007: Branch, T.A., Stafford, K.M., Palacios, D.M., Allison, C., Bannister, J.L., Burton, C.L.K., Cabrera, E., Carlson, C., Galletti Vernazzani, B., Gill, P.C., Hucke-Gaete, R., Jenner, K.C.S., Jenner, M-N.M., Matsuoka, K., Mikhalev, Y.A., Miyashita, T., Morrice, M.G., Nishiwaki, S., Sturrock, V.J., Tormosov, D., Anderson, R.C., Baker, A.N., Best, P.B., Borsa, P., Brownell Jr., R.L., Childerhouse, S., Findlay, K.P., Gerrodette, T., Ilangakoon, A.D., Joergensen, M., Kahn, B., Ljunglad, D.K., Maughn, B., McCauley, R.D., McKay, S., Norris, T.F., Oman Whale And Dolphin Research Group, Rankin, S., Samaran, F., Thiele, D., Van Waerebeek, K. and Warneke, R.M. Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales Balaenoptera musculus in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean. Mammal Review 37: 116-175.
2005: Cabrera, E., Carlson, C. and Galletti V.M., B. Presence of blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) in the northwestern coast of Chiloé Island, Southern Chile. LAJAM 4(1): 73-74.
