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The sanctuary encompasses 1,400 square miles (3,600 km 2) in the islands' waters.It was designated by United States Congress on November 4, 1992, as a National Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered North Pacific humpback whale and its habitat [2] The sanctuary promotes management, research, education and long-term monitoring.
The depth of the channel reaches 108 feet (33 m), and its width is 8.8 miles (14.2 km). ʻAuʻau channel is a whale-watching center in the Hawaiian Islands. Humpback whales migrate approximately 3,500 miles (5,600 km) from Alaskan waters each autumn and spend the northern hemisphere winter months in the protected waters of the channel.
Wildlife photographer Domenic Biagini captured incredible aerial footage of two separate humpback whale breaches off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, in early February.Biagini, who runs the Instagram ...
This is a list of Whaling Walls, which are large outdoor murals by the American artist Robert Wyland (b. 1956), featuring images of life-size gray whales, breaching humpback whales, blue whales, and other sea life.
Upon analyzing the photos, the foundation was able to identify one of the whales from its database of tail flukes. ... older male whale first spotted on Maui in 1993, based on the foundation's ...
A male humpback has completed the longest recorded migration for a whale from South America to Africa. Scientists explain why this journey is so unusual. Male humpback whale makes record-breaking ...
Maui is the leading whale-watching center in the Hawaiian Islands for the humpback whales who winter in Maui County's sheltered ʻAuʻau Channel. These mammals migrate approximately 3,500 mi (5,600 km) from Alaskan waters each autumn and spend November–April mating and birthing in the warm waters. They are typically sighted in pods: small ...
A whale was captured on video back in February with just her tail hanging out of the ocean, while her calf swam around her. READ MORE: Dog desperately tries to befriend little baby bunny