TABLE 1. Relative abundance and distribution of identified humpback whales in southeast Alaskan waters 1967-79[a]

Year67686970717273747576777879

Glacier Bay 202020202020252525252519/3[]3

Lynn Canal 15151515151515 1 3 3 31/5 5

Frederick
Sound
252525252525253540404040/50 80

Total 606060606060656168686860/58 88

[a] Specific dates of censuses, sighting techniques and sighting effort not given. Based on a table presented by the Juraszs at the meeting.

[] First number signifies number originally counted at beginning of season/second number after decrease in number of whales in Glacier Bay and increase in other areas. The identified whales that left Glacier Bay are not necessarily the same individuals that produced the increased numbers in Lynn Canal and Frederick Sound later.

TABLE 2. Number of humpback whales (individual census) entering Glacier Bay during "influxes". (modified from Jurasz and Jurasz, 1979)


Year197619771978
First Influx977
Second Influx111716
Seasonal Maximum202423

TABLE 3. Age composition of humpback whales per year in Glacier Bay (modified from Jurasz and Jurasz, 1979)


YEAR197619771978

NO. OF CALVES124
NO. OF IDENTIFIED ADULTS141418
NO. OF JUVENILES 61
TOTAL NO. OF ADULTS191918