Humpback Whale Birthing Observed by WAMSI Researchers at Pender Bay 12/7/11
Today (Tuesday 12th July) the WAMSI cetacean research team at Pender Bay witnessed a birthing of a humpback calf 3.5 km due north of the observation point. The mother came into the bay from the seaward...
View ArticleWAMSI humpback survey for 2011
On the 15th August 2011 WAMSI commenced its humpback whale boat based survey for 2011. This follows previous boat based studies in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
View ArticleHumpback Whale Health
Since 2008 an unprecedented number of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have stranded in Western Australia (WA). Between 1989 and 2007 the mean number of humpback whales ashore was between 2 and...
View Article2012 Kimberley Humpback Whale Monitoring Project Gets Underway
In its fourth year, the joint WAMSI and Two Moons Whale and Marine Research Base independent humpback whale survey kicked off on Sunday 29th July 2012 at Pender Bay, located 175 km north of Broome,...
View Article2011 Kimberley Humpback Whale Survey Underway
In near perfect conditions, the 2011 Kimberley Humpback Whale Survey commenced on 30 June at the Two Moons Whale & Marine Research Base. This is the third year of whale survey undertaken in Pender...
View ArticleSatellite tracking of pygmy blue whales off Western Australia
This study aimed to describe the migratory distribution and behaviour of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) that feed in the Perth Canyon region off the coast of Western Australia. A...
View ArticleSatellite tagging of humpback whales in the Kimberley region of WA
The population of humpback whales that migrate along the west coast of Australia and calve in the Kimberley region of Western Australia is increasing in size. The reports below were commissioned by...
View ArticleHumpback Whale Birthing Observed by WAMSI Researchers at Pender Bay 12/7/11
Today (Tuesday 12th July) the WAMSI cetacean research team at Pender Bay witnessed a birthing of a humpback calf 3.5 km due north of the observation point. The mother came into the bay from the seaward...
View ArticleWAMSI humpback survey for 2011
On the 15th August 2011 WAMSI commenced its humpback whale boat based survey for 2011. This follows previous boat based studies in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
View ArticleHumpback Whale Health
Since 2008 an unprecedented number of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have stranded in Western Australia (WA). Between 1989 and 2007 the mean number of humpback whales ashore was between 2 and...
View Article2012 Kimberley Humpback Whale Monitoring Project Gets Underway
In its fourth year, the joint WAMSI and Two Moons Whale and Marine Research Base independent humpback whale survey kicked off on Sunday 29th July 2012 at Pender Bay, located 175 km north of Broome,...
View Article2011 Kimberley Humpback Whale Survey Underway
In near perfect conditions, the 2011 Kimberley Humpback Whale Survey commenced on 30 June at the Two Moons Whale & Marine Research Base. This is the third year of whale survey undertaken in Pender...
View ArticleSatellite tracking of pygmy blue whales off Western Australia
This study aimed to describe the migratory distribution and behaviour of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) that feed in the Perth Canyon region off the coast of Western Australia. A...
View ArticleSatellite tagging of humpback whales in the Kimberley region of WA
The population of humpback whales that migrate along the west coast of Australia and calve in the Kimberley region of Western Australia is increasing in size. The reports below were commissioned by...
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