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a researchers have been using photo-identification techniques to identify and track individual fin and humpback whales in the North Atlantic Ocean since the 1970s. Individual whales are identified by dorsal fin shape, natural color patterns and acquired scars (fin whales) or fluke pigmentation patterns (humpback whales). Allied Whale currently maintains the North Atlantic Fin Whale Catalog and the North Atlantic Humpback Whale Catalog, which house photographs of thousands of individual whales. These catalogues allow researchers to follow individual whales' life histories and investigate migration patterns, calving rates and fidelity to feeding grounds.
Support Research - Adopt a Whale Today!
Your whale adoption supports photo-identification research at Allied Whale.
(click photos to choose from our Adoptable Whales)
What do you get when you Adopt a Whale? A subscription to our annual newsletter
Prices:
Single Whale $40
Mother-Calf Pair $50
Renewal $20
To Adopt a Whale, fill out the order form below and email or mail it to Allied Whale, or call us to place your order by telephone. To purchase other Allied Whale Products, click here. Whale adoptions are also available during the summer months at the Bar Harbor Whale Museum.
Allied Whale
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone: 207-288-5644
Fax: 207-288-3780
Email: alliedwhale@coa.edu
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