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 […]
Tag Archives: conservation
SouWEST Crowd Funding Campaign Launched!
Whale migration season has started in the south-west, with pygmy blue whales and humpback whales travelling through the sheltered waters of Geographe Bay. Every year, scientists converge in the south […]
Where do we work?
Did you know that we are also involved in whale research projects across the south-west? The SouWEST project began in 2010, bringing together the expertise of whale researchers working in […]
SouWEST 2014 underway – and the whales are not disappointing!
The Curtin University Theodolite team started observations in early November. It’s great to be back – a home away from home! This year the team includes volunteers from Brazil, Croatia, […]
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 […]
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 […]
SouWEST attends international conservation conference
Next week, Angela Recalde-Salas (Centre for Marine Science and Technology (CMST)) will be attending the Student Conference on Conservation Science Australia. Running from the 21st January to the 1st February […]
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