Cascadia Research in Central American Waters:
EXPEDITION TO DETERMINE THE MATING AND CALVING GROUNDS
 OF BLUE AND HUMPBACK WHALES - 1999
Cascadia Research has launched an ambitious three-part research expedition off Central America to discover new information on the breeding grounds of humpback and blue whales (see Scientific background). The objectives of the expedition (see Objectives) for blue whales include determining the location of the winter mating and calving areas used by blue whales in the North Pacific and conducting the first directed study on the behavior of these animals on their wintering grounds. For humpback whales, we will conduct the first survey to determine the number and use of coastal waters of Central America as a mating and calving ground for North Pacific humpbacks. The trip is divided into three separate legs each with separate research objectives and methods.  
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The research vessel Russamee under sail off California