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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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