The higher percentage of Norwegian whales to Icelandic whales matching with the Guadeloupe catalogue suggests that further eastern-feeding humpbacks are more present within the eastern extent of the West Indies breeding ground, possibly through migratory preference.
Hærra hlutfall norskra en íslenskra hvala, sem greinst hafa út frá Guadeloupe-skránum, gefur enn fremur til kynna að hnúfubakar sem halda sig á austlægum fæðustöðvum séu meira áberandi innan austurhluta æxlunarstöðvanna í Vestur-Indíum, för þeirra beinist frekar þangað.