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Though some whale migration routes are known to exceed 8,000km between feeding and breeding grounds, such long-distance movement between longitudes is “atypical”, scientists say.
Some whale migration routes are known to exceed 5,000 miles between feeding and breeding grounds, and humpback whales in particular have some of the longest migrations of any mammal.
The typical migration route for humpback whales can exceed 8,000 kilometers (4,971 miles) in a single direction, making this one’s journey close to two times that of most whales, according to ...
The Mediterranean Cetacean Migratory Corridor was established by Spain in 2018 under the aegis of the UN Environment's Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP). It is a major route in the seasonal migration of cetaceans, particularly fin whales, between the African coast (wintering site) and the northern Mediterranean (summer feeding and breeding site).
Their migration patterns are among the longest of any mammal, spanning over 10,000 miles (16,100 km). Blue whales also use the Southern California Bight as a part of their migratory routes. They leave Baja California by early summer, and are usually present in the Southern California Bight in June.
Cook Strait attracted European settlers in the early 19th century. Because of its use as a whale migration route, whalers established bases in the Marlborough Sounds and in the Kāpiti area. [6] [7] From the late 1820s until the mid-1960s Arapaoa Island was a base for whaling in the Sounds. Perano Head on the east coast of the island was the ...
Whales Alive (29 July 2009) South Pacific Whale Research Consortium (29 July 2009) Although most of the Signatories have only small land areas, they are of the highest importance since they are surrounded by huge Exclusive Economic Zones, covering millions of square kilometres of sea, which the cetaceans use as migration routes.
The remote Portuguese archipelago, consisting of nine volcanic islands about 900 miles west of Lisbon, lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, putting it on the migration route of several whale species ...