Sentences with phrase «whale migration routes»

Researchers were quick to point out, however, that this correlation is not conclusive because the data set used was compiled to track bowhead whale migration routes, not polar bears.

We are investigating the best means of monitoring whale migration routes at all three islands.

Not exact matches

Gray whales alter their migration routes by up to a mile.

Santa Barbara, being quite low on the migration route, has the wonderful opportunity to view these whales on their way south and back north throughout the first several months of the year.

Gray whales have the longest migration route of any mammal and some of these giants swim as much as 20,000 kilometers (12,000 miles) round - trip from their summer stay in BC and Alaskan waters to the warmer waters off the Mexican coast.

It's also home to 6 out of 7 of the marine turtles and many shark species, the Dugong, and a migration route for many large fish like manta, shark whales and whales.

Unlike gray whales, which generally make a beeline to Alaska, humpbacks slowly move north after giving birth in Mexico and Central America, feeding all along their migration route, Schramm said.

The water around Constance Moofushi is also on the migration route of mantas, whale sharks, dolphins and sea eagles.

Humpback whales are believed to use landmarks to navigate their migration route, causing them to swim close to the coastline.

Gray whales also pass through the Southern California Bight on their migration routes, typically migrating very close to land.

Whale sharks are also sometimes spotted as Pulau Mataking falls within their migration route.

Between May - August you might be lucky to see the passing Dwarf Minke Whales on their migration route, the only place in Australia where they are visible (on the outer reef cruise from Port Douglas).

Because these are coastal whales, any protection of their migration route threatens industrial development of the continental shelf.

The Chukchi Sea is also part of the seasonal migration route for Bowhead whales that supports subsistence hunting by local indigenous communities.

The Beaufort's coastline along the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, meanwhile, is designated as critical habitat for that threatened species and is also a migration route for bowhead whales.

For example, it remains unclear how the contraction of ice cover would affect the migration routes of animals (such as whales) that follow the ice front.