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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Listening in, not looking out!
As big storms and massive swells swamp the coast of Western Australia, the theodolite team has taken cover for a few days and temporarily ceased observations. On lovely calm days […]
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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