HWRF Annual Permit Reports are submitted to NOAA Fisheries (NMFS) at the conclusion of each season summarizing data collection and whale encounters for the year (typically January through May). Some years include data from Alaska field studies as well.
2006 HWRF Annual Permit Report.
2005 HWRF Annual Permit Report.
2003 HWRF Annual Permit Report.
1989 - 2002 HWRF Annual Permit Reports.
Selected Publications:
Humpback Whale Encounter Rates Offshore of Maui, Hawaii. Dan R. Salden. Journal of Wildlife Management, 52(2):301-304.
Abundance and Population Structure of Humpback Whales in the North Pacific Basin. Calambokidis et. al., November 1997
Apparent Feeding by a Sub-Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Off of Maui, Hawaii. Dan R. Salden. Eighth Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, Pacific Grove, CA, December, 1989.
Estimating The Adult Survival Rate Of Central North Pacific Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). S. A. Mizroch, et. al. Journal of Mammalogy, 85(5):963-972, 2004.
Rare Sighting of a North Pacific Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in Hawai'i. Dan R. Salden and Jill Mickelsen. Pacific Science (1999), vol 53, no 4: 341-345.
A Large Placenta Encountered In The Hawaiian Winter Grounds Of The Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae. L.E. Silvers et. al. Marine Mammal Science, 13(4):711-716 (October 1997).
DNA sequence analysis of a North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) placenta. Linda E. Silvers et. al. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80: 1141-1144 (2002).
False Killer Whales Around The Main Hawaiian Islands: An Assessment Of Inter-Island Movements And Population Size Using Individual Photo-Identification. Robin W. Baird et. al. Prepared for the National Marine Fisheries Service, April 5, 2005.
Killer Whales in Hawaiian Waters: Information on Population Identity and Feeding Habits. Robin W. Baird et. al. Pacific Science (2006), vol. 60, no. 4:523-530.
Multiple visits of individual humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) between the Hawaiian and Japanese winter grounds. Dan R. Salden et. al. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 77: 504-508 (1999).
Documented Evidence and Observations of a Newborn Gray Whale Calf Near Point Lobos, California, January 1996. Stubbs and Colla. Unpublished.
Brochures:
Mission Statement of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation.
Marine Life Studies, a project of Hawaii Whale Research Foundation in Monterey Bay, California.
HWRF Whale Watching Guide (2 pgs.)
HWRF Whale Watching Guide, web version