Humpbacks are heading our way!
The Humpback Whales are starting to come through #geographebay for the 2022 migration season! We brought our incredible volunteer citizen scientists together at a pre-season get together to chat about […]
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Dolphins and whales
We are matching photographs of individual southern right whales in the 1990’s and early 2000’s in the southwest! Since we began regular monitoring in 2004, we have noted that southern […]
Sea Rescue Group Aids Whale Research
A local sea rescue group has come to the aid of whale researchers and their acoustic recording equipment. Naturaliste Volunteer Sea Rescue Group are a registered charity of volunteers which […]
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 […]
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 […]
Busselton Dunsborough Times: “Blue whales focus of study”
Last week the Busselton Dunsborough Times newspaper published an article about the work of SouWEST in Geographe Bay. Featuring a lovely blue whale picture by Chris Burton (Western Whale Research), […]
End of a Bumper Blue Whale Season!
It’s just been just over a week since the 2012 Geographe Bay whale season ended. The team have had a few days to tidy up, get all the equipment sorted, […]
Super-pods, strange pigmentations and science outreach!
Some really interesting sightings from up the hill this week, including a humpback whale mega-pod, some large blue whale groups, and a pair of extremely-pigmented humpbacks! On Monday afternoon Angela, […]
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