Whale Volunteers Having a Fin-tastic Season!
Volunteers began observations from Pt. Piquet on September 1st this year, and what a start it was! Huge numbers of humpbacks were already moving through Geographe Bay, more so than […]
What did you say? New paper on pygmy blue whale acoustics!
Researchers from Curtin University’s Centre for Marine Science and Technology (CMST) have just published a new paper on pygmy blue whale vocalizations using data from the SouWEST project! The paper […]
Busselton Dunsborough Times: “Blue whales on rise in bay study”
The Busselton Dunsborough Times has published an article on our 2013 whale sightings! This past season we spotted around 130 pygmy blue whales thanks to the efforts of local volunteers, […]
IFAW Funding Sees Start of 2013 Field Season
The last month has seen a spur of activity in preparation for CMST’s team organising the theodolite and acoustic components of SouWEST to join WWR and D-CALC in Geographe Bay. […]
SWCC South West Marine Conference
The South West Catchments Council (SWCC) will be hosting the 3rd Biennial “South West Marine Conference” on Thursday 9th May 2013. SouWEST will be presenting the Geographe Bay project and […]
Social Media Success!
SouWEST has reached a social media milestone this week, as it hit 100 likes on Facebook! We are delighted that so many people out there are interested in our work, […]
Video: Whale movements in Geographe Bay
Our first video showing the migration of humpback and blue whales through Geographe Bay! View it now, either on YouTube or by clicking below: Dr Chandra Salgado Kent (CMST, Curtin […]
Conservation Management Plan Review – is this a whaley good idea?
The Australian Government has released a draft copy of the new conservation management plan for blue whales. The plan covers aspects of blue whale biology, current legal protection, the possible […]
Student Conference on Conservation Science Australia
Angela Recalde-Salas has just returned from Australia’s first ever Student Conference on Conservation Science, held in Brisbane by the Environmental Decisions Group (EDG) at the University of Queensland. She has […]
FAQ: How do you tell individual whales apart?
The ability to recognise individual whales within a population and track them over a period of time can provide important information for the management of a species. But just how […]
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