Fellow Story
Wiley's team publishes articles on whale feeding habits, marine sanctuaries and planning
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known for the variety and complexity of their feeding behaviors. Here we report on the use of synchronous motion and acoustic recording tags (DTAGs) to provide the first detailed kinematic descriptions of humpback whales using bottom side-rolls (BSRs) to feed along the seafloor.
U.S. national marine sanctuaries are federally designated marine protected areas that are often located in highly productive waters, which makes these sanctuaries important to a diverse, economically vital human user community and for biodiversity conservation. As a result, appropriate sanctuary management must balance conflicting goals. fortunately, sanctuaries have been early adapters in marine planning.
