Trivia Tuesday: Humpback Whales
Trivia Tuesday: Where do most humpback whales go during the winter?
Late July Salmon and Humpback Whales
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Watching the Humpback Whales
The humpback whale population in the North Pacific is growing at a rate of 6 to 7% a year and has gone from about 1500 animals in the 1960’s to over 22,000 now. So, you can take the “Save the Whales” bumper sticker off your car – if you haven’t already. At least as it pertains…
How Do They Know? – Part II with Humpback Whales
Feeding whales are generally a very good sign for catching salmon during the summer and early fall. In the spring, it can be a different story. It appears that humpbacks quickly figure out the release timing of juvenile salmon from hatcheries in Southeast Alaska. As the magic release date arrives, the whales show up. This is forcing hatchery managers to rethink their timing and how many wee salmon they release at one time. If a humpback is hanging out front of the hatchery when the entire brood year is released, it could very easily eat almost all of them in a few mouthfuls.
Tons of Humpback Whales
I had to wait until I was 23 years old to see my first whale. The year was 1976 and we sighted a distant tail on a ferry crossing from St. Johns, New Brunswick to Nova Scotia. My kids didn’t wait so long because they lived in Alaska and the whale population had rebounded enormously…
Humpback Rebound
My brother-in-law and his wife had one big hope for their trip to Sitka – to see a whale. They live inland in Virginia. On day one we motored out on a flat calm ocean headed for salmon fishing 2 miles offshore. As we approached the grounds I spotted something odd looking on the horizon…