Short-term recovery of humpback whales after percutaneous satellite tagging

Long‐term re‐sightings of individuals used in satellite telemetry research are important for determining the effects of tagging on large whales. We evaluated the initial behavioral response, healing process, and short‐term reproductive behavior and success of 7 percutaneous‐tagged humpback whales (4 M, 3 F) monitored for 4–10 years in the feeding ground of the Magellan Strait, Chile. We took post‐tagging photographs incidentally every year...