I was wondering if anyone had any information on barnacles (Coronulids and/or goose barnacles) on humpback whales in the Persian/Arabian Gulf? In fact anything on humpbacks from that part of the world would be useful to know.

I am working on a humpback whale that we excavated in Abu Dhabi (ca 5000 years old) and which has associated barnacles. However, there does not appear to be much known about these whales in the Gulf today. If you know anything about the diatoms associated with whales in this region that would also be of interest.