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Whale Watching in Australia

Whale Watching in AUSTRALIA Top Whale Watching Destinations in Australia BREEDING 18 Cape Leveque Coirns 1 AREA BREEDING AREA 17 Exnouth / Ningaloo QLD Whitundays 2 NORTHERN MIGRATION ROUTE Her vey Bay 3 Gold Coost 4 byron Bay 5 Coffs Harbour Vidor Harbour Port Stephens Sydhey 8 Great Australian Bioht Marine Park 14 Cape Leeuwin 16 15 13 Warnambool Eden o Point Hicks 9 10 12 11 SOOTHERN MICRATION SOUTHERN FEEDING AREA MALES-UIS FEMALES- COWS YOUNG-CAES Dwarf Minke Wholes Humpback Whales Dates for spotting Whales Southerm Right Whales Cairns JUL AUG SEP Cape Leveque JUL AUG SEP OCT Whitsundays MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP Hervey Bay JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Gold Coast JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Вутоn Bay JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Coffs Harbour JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Port Stephens JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV E Point Hicks JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Eden JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Exmouth / Ningaloo JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Cope Loeuwin JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Sydney MID MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MID NOV Bruny Island MAY JUN JUL SEP OCT NOV DEC JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Albany E Warnambool JUN JUL AUG SEP Great Australian Bight Marine Park MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT Victor Harbour JUL AUG Whale behaviour to watch for Fin slapping Breaching Lob tailing Spy Hopping Dorsol Fin Flukes Pectoral Fin Annual Whale Celebrations in Australia Eden Whale Festival Whale Dreamers Festival Central Coast NSW Bondi Whale Festival Hervey Bay Whale Festival National Whale Day Whale watching in Australia $300 million Whale watching in Australia is worth approximately $300 million to the tourism industry attrading more milion tourists each year. than 1.6 45 species of whdles, dophins and porpoises visit or live permanently in Australia, including 9 baleen whales and 36 toothed whales species. Whaling was completely banned in Austra- lig in 1979 and Austala is now a global artiwhaling advoocate. Migaloo, believed to be the only completely white humpback whale in the world, travels up and down the east coast of Australia each year and became famous in the local media on account of its exdromely rare, all-white appearance since his first sighting in 1991. Humpback Whale facts Humpbacks are the most commonly seen whale in the waters around Australia. The migrating Australian humpback population is currently estimated at more th 15,000 The average Humpback measures 15m in longth which is the equivalent lo the length of a semitrailer. which has recovered consider ably from the estimated <1000 whales when whaling ended. 15 m x6 = 25,000 km 36,000 kgs The average Humpbock weighs oppraximately 36,000 kgs. which is about the equivalent of the weight of 22 cars. Humpbacks typicaly migrate up to 25,000km/year which is the equivalent to about six times the length of the distance from Sydney to Perth. 185 km The male humpback whale is famous for its extraordinarily long and complex songs. These submarine songs can last for more than 24 hours and can be heard up to 185 kms away. Suckling Humpbock calves drink around 240L of milk per day which is the equivalert to about 4 kegs of beer. Humpback biggest threats acoustic polution entanglement ship strikes built structures water pollution HS) HotelClub Sources http://www.wildoboutwholes.com.au/ hetp://wwt.panda.org/what_wo_do/ondangered_species/coloceans/obout/blue_whale/ htp://animals.notiondlgeographic.com/onimols/bluewhaleinteractive/ http://www.abc.nat.ou/oceans/whale/spot.hm htp://www.oustaliangeogrophic.com.ou/journal/op-10wholowatchingspotinoustalia.hm htp://www.anvitonmont gov.au/coast/species/cutoceans/wholowatching/pubs/wholowatchingstos, pd http://www.onvitonment gov.au/egibin/sprat/public/publicipecios, plehaxonid=38

Whale Watching in Australia

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Australia is a great place to explore, even in Winter! If you're looking for a once in a lifetime experience, visit one of the many destinations for whale watching. We've mapped out the best places to...

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