Conditions of Use

This website is provided for the use of researchers or people interested in humpback whale identification. Photographs and data may not be used in any form without permission.

Collecting identification photographs of humpback whales is encouraged but caution must be used to avoid disturbing the animals while doing so. Please refer to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans viewing guidelines and follow these guidelines closely. If you would like more information on a humpback you have identified or would like to contribute identification photographs, please contact the Cetacean Research Program at the Pacific Biological Station. 

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Cetacean Research Program
Pacific Biological Station
3190 Hammond Bay Rd
Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6N7
Phone: (250) 756-7253
Email: John.K.Ford@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Photo: G. Ellis