Contributors and Photo-ID Guidelines

Contributors

Many people have helped to compile this catalogue over the years. These include Robin Abernethy, Melissa Boogaards, Carolyn Cornish, Graeme Ellis, John Ford, Kerry Irish, Hitomi Kimura, Christie McMillan, Miriam O, Mayuko Otsuki, Andrea Rambeau, Lisa Spaven, and Brianna Wright.

Photographs and catalogue updates were contributed by the following institutions and individuals: R. Abernethy, C. Aguilera Caderon, CCGS Arrow Post Crew, J. Barlow, L. Barrett-Lennard, M. Boogaards, J. Borrowman, J. Brouwer, S. Bower, D. Burles, D. Burles, A. Calambokidis, J. Calambokidis, Cascadia Research Collective, T. Chandler, F. Chidley, D. Chretien, R. Clapton, S. Colter, J. Darling, D. Davis, M. Dear, V. Deecke, L. Della Rosa, G. Ellis, M. Evans, B. Falconer, H. Fearnbach, J. Feaver, J. Ford, C. Fox, C. French, D. Gardiner, B. Gisborne, Gitga’at Cetacean Society, CCGS Gorden Reid crew, S. Heinrich, K. Heise, J. Hildering, J. Huggins, R. Hubert, S. Hutchings, V. Ives, D. Jodrell, D. Kawai, H. Krajewsky, J. Kolbitz, H. Kusslick, A. Ligon, D. Madsen, M. Malleson, W. McGill, M. McGregor, C. McMillan, A. Morton, H. Naito, L. Nichol, M. O, C. Oedekoven, S. Olcen, B. Patterson, M. Rae, A. Rambeau, M. Richlen, D. Sandilands, P. Schulze, E. Simkin, H. Smith, L. Spaven, D. Sterling, J. Stuart-Smith, Stubbs Island Whale Watching, W. Szaniszlo, L. Thorpe, S. Toews, Jared Towers, Julie Towers, A. Trites, CCGS Vector crew, M. Vogel Hucki, J. Watson, B. Whittington, R. Williams, S. Williamson, N. Wilson, S. Wischniowski, and J. Wray

Photo by: J. Ford

Guidelines for taking identification photographs of humpback whales

• Identifications photographs are of the ventral side (underside) of the tail flukes
   
• Photographs should be taken at a range where the identifying features and the trailing edge are clearly visible. We suggest using a telephoto lens to maximize your distance to the whale. Remember to follow the viewing guidelines closely and avoid approaching closer than 100 metres to the whale
   
• Photographs should be in sharp focus in order to obtain the identifying features and trailing edge
   
• At least 50% of the flukes should be above the surface and in the photograph
   
• Flukes should be at an angle of 90° or facing you in such a way that the identifying features and the trailing edge are clearly visible
   
• Note the date, time, general location, and latitude and longitude (if possible) of the animal photographed

Send photographs to: 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