Abundance and Survival of Pacific Humpback Whales in a Proposed Critical Habitat Area

Erin Ashe; Janie Wray; Christopher R. Picard; Rob Williams

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0075228

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Abundance and Survival of Pacific Humpback Whales in a Proposed Critical Habitat Area

Erin Ashe ,

* E-mail: ea84@st-andrews.ac.uk

Affiliations Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Oceans Initiative, Pearse Island, BC Canada
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Janie Wray,

Affiliation North Coast Cetacean Society, Hartley Bay, BC Canada
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Christopher R. Picard,

Affiliation Gitga'at Lands and Marine Resources Department, Hartley Bay, BC, Canada
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Rob Williams

Affiliations Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Oceans Initiative, Pearse Island, BC Canada
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Abundance and Survival of Pacific Humpback Whales in a Proposed Critical Habitat Area

Erin Ashe,
Janie Wray,
Christopher R. Picard,
Rob Williams

Published: September 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075228

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Publication: EurekAlert
Title: “Pacific humpback whale abundance higher in British Columbia”
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Publication: Live Science
Title: “Humpback Whale Populations Increases Off British Columbia”
http://www.livescience.co...

Publication: Ottawa Citizen
Title: “More humpback whales in B.C. but tankers, oil spills could threaten gains:study”
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Publication: Science News
Title: “News in Brief: Humpbacks make a comeback in British Columbia”
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