Whale watching season begins
WHALE watching season kicks off this weekend with more than 14,000 humpback whales expected to migrate along the east coast of Australia.
Southern Cross University has launched a new website to give whale-watch operators and passengers the opportunity to upload their photos as part of an ongoing research project tracking humpback whale movements.
SCU student Peta Beeman conducted a pilot project last year collecting close to 100 whale photos and this year is hoping to collect more individual fluke photos.
“From the photos I collected last year I was able to match whales sighted off the Gold Coast to whales photographed in the Antarctic.
"People were really positive about being able to make a contribution to our research by contributing their photos,” Ms Beeman said.
WHALE WATCHING
- To contribute a photo or find out more about the research project visit www.scu.edu.au/eastcoastwhales
- Tours operate from the Gold Coast, Tweed Heads and Byron Bay
