• North Atlantic humpback whale abundance and rate of increase four decades after protection from whaling 

      Stevick, Peter T.; Allen, Judith; Clapham, Phillip J.; Friday, Nancy; Katona, Steven K.; Larsen, Finn; Lien, Jon; Mattila, David K.; Palsbøll, P.J.; Sigurjónsson, Jóhann; Smith, Tim D.; Øien, Nils; Hammond, Philip S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003-08-29)
      Humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the North Atlantic Ocean were severely depleted by exploitation. With legal protection since 1955, substantial recovery is likely to have occurred, but information on abundance ...