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42 Humpbacks are listed as an endangered species; they're protected by both federal and state regulations. The Sanctuary encompasses a variety of marine ecosystems, including seagrass beds and coral reefs, promoting management, research, education and long- term monitoring of the humpbacks. For more information on the exact location of the sanctuary, see our Sanctuary Map (page 60). And if you're here on Maui, celebrate their long journey by going out on a whale watch adventure and capturing some amazing photos (see Marty's photo tips on page 44). MIGRATION ANCIENT ASTRONOMERS Scientist Travis Horton of the University of Canterbury suggests that humpbacks may use the stars and moon to navigate the oceans. HUMPBACK FACT In spite of numerous research studies, and lots of information, no one has been able to discover how humpbacks manage to cross open ocean to Hawaii and never veer off course by more than 1 ยบ . 0 -10 1 1 -2 0 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 -50 5 1 -6 0 6 1 -7 0 71 -8 0 81 - 90 9 1 -1 00 1 0 1 - 11 0 1 1 1 -1 20 1 2 1 -13 0 13 1-1 4 0 1 41 - 15 0 1 5 1 -1 6 0 1 6 1 - 170 171 - 18 0 39.5 5% 2 6 .5 1 % 1 1 .6 5 % 4 . 2 5 % 3 . 04 % 2 .4 7% 2 .1 4 % 1 .66 % 1 .9 7 % 1 .5 5 % 1.3 9 % 1 .3 1% 0 .9 2 % 0 7 2% 0.3 0% 0 .2 3 % 0 . 15% 0.0 9 % Photos by Marty Wolff

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