Abstract
A total of 14 sightings of 25 humpback whales was recorded from temperate waters of the west coast of South Africa in summer (December–February). In addition, a 6,45 m individual (estimated age 6½ months) stranded at St Helena Bay in February 1982, and a 6,15 m individual (estimated age 4½ months) was found ensnared in the buoy line of a lobster trap off Saldanha Bay in December 1990. These records suggest that certain individuals, particularly juveniles, may not undertake the summer feeding migration. Although the 6,45 m individual was emaciated when stranded, the 6,15 m individual had been feeding on stomatopods, indicating that some individuals feed opportunistically during the summer off the west coast of South Africa.
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