Weller DWSchiro AJCockcroft VGDing WMarine Mammal Science2010-02-152010-02-151996http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22905pp-137The occurrence of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Gulf of Mexico is rare. Review of the available literature and historical records has yielded only six verifiable humpback whale accounts, all from the eastern portion of the Gulf. On 19 February 1992 a humpback whale was sighted approximately 0.5 km north of the Houston Ship Channel, off Galveston, Texas. This represents the western-most sighting of a humpback whale in the Gulf of Mexico and the first such sightings in Texas watersASW,Mexico GulfASW,USA,Texasgeographical distributionliterature reviewsmarine mammalsMegaptera novaeangliaeO 1050 Vertebrates,Urochordates and CephalochordatesQ1 01372 Geographical distributionJournal