POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMPBACK WHALES IN GLACIER BAY AND ADJACENT WATERS: 2000

___________________________________________________________3 INTRODUCTION _______________________________________________________3 METHODS_____________________________________________________________4 Vessel Surveys __________________________________________________________5 Individual Identification ___________________________________________________5 Whale Counts ___________________________________________________________8 Habitat Characteristics____________________________________________________8 RESULTS ______________________________________________________________8 Vessel Surveys __________________________________________________________8 Whale Counts ___________________________________________________________9 Seasonal Distribution ____________________________________________________ Local Movement and Residency ___________________________________________ Reproduction and Juvenile Survival ________________________________________ Habitat Characteristics___________________________________________________ Feeding Behavior_______________________________________________________ Whale/Human Interactions ________________________________________________ DISCUSSION __________________________________________________________ Whale Counts __________________________________________________________ Seasonal Distribution ____________________________________________________ Local Movement and Residency ___________________________________________ Reproduction and Juvenile Survival ________________________________________ Feeding Behavior_______________________________________________________ Whale/Human Interactions ________________________________________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS _______________________________________________ LITERATURE CITED __________________________________________________ APPENDIX____________________________________________________________ 10 12 13 17 15 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 21