Humpback whale research in Central America

Cascadia has been conducting on-going studies of humpback whales off Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and other areas of Central America as a wintering area for both Northern and Southern Hemisphere populations using photographic identification and acoustical monitoring. The work off Costa Rica has been conducted in collaboration with Oceanic Society and Road Scholar volunteers.

28 January – 4 February

4 February – 11 February

Reports on Costa Rica research:

• Report on Costa Rica Research expedition in 2011 (with Oceanic Society and Road Scholar)
• Report on Costa Rica Research expedition in 2010 (with Oceanic Society and Exploritas)
• Report on Costa Rica Research expedition in 2009 (Week 1, Week 2)
• Publication on humpback whale migrations in the Southern Hemisphere, Biological Letters
• Patterns of cetacean sighting distribution in the Pacific Exclusive Economic Zone of Costa Rica. Reprint from Rev. Biol Trop. (int. J. Trop. Biol.) 53: 249-263  
• Cruise report for 1999 blue whale survey to Costa Rica Dome
• Report on Costa Rica humpback whale and other marine mammal research, 1996-2003
• Report on Costa Rica humpback whale and other marine mammal research, 1996-2002
• Report on Costa Rica humpback whale and other marine mammal research, 1996-2001
• Report on Costa Rica humpback whale and other marine mammal research, 1996-2000
• Report on Costa Rica humpback whale and other marine mammal research, 1996-99