Humback Whales
Humpback Whale Management in Alaska
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Humpback whale breaching. Photo: NOAA Fisheries
Management and Recovery
- Final Recovery Plan 1991 (12 MB)
- Stock Assessment Reports
- Commission on Environmental Cooperation Humpback Whale Conservation Action Plan for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico (external link)
Development in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas
- Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion on Oil and Gas Leasing and Exploration Activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Alaska, and Authorization of Small Takes Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, July 2008
- Incidental Take and Research Permits
Research and Monitoring Programs
GLACIER BAY:
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Humpback Whale Program (external link)
- Results of humpback whale population monitoring in Glacier Bay and adjacent waters: Report to the National Park Service, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, 2005 (external link)
- ESA Section 7 Consultation - Biological Opinion: Vessel Quotas and Operating Requirements for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, August 2003
REGIONAL and NATIONAL:
- The Alaska Whale Foundation (external link)
- Cascadia Research Collective (external link)
- National Marine Mammal Laboratory
- Ocean Acoustics Program
Viewing Humpbacks
- Alaska Marine Mammal Viewing Guidelines and Regulations
- Final Rule to prohibit the approach within 100 yards (91.4 m) of a humpback whale in waters within 200 nautical miles (370.4 km) of the coast of Alaska.
- EA/RIR/IRFA for Regulatory Amendment
- Juneau Humpback Whale Catalog
- Responsible Marine Wildlife Viewing and Ocean Etiquette Program
- Watchable Wildlife Marine Viewing Working Group Guidelines
Humpback whales. Photo: Michael Payne, NOAA Fisheries