In the Byron Shire Echo yesterday.A total of 1,183 humpback whales was counted during Southern Cross University’s annual Cape Byron Whale Research Project, which ended on July 6.
The 16-day survey was conducted by researchers from the Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre and a crew of 25 volunteers.
The survey, which has been conducted off Cape Byron since 1995, is run in collaboration with the University of Newcastle, Cape Byron Trust, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW Marine Parks Authority and the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium.
Project coordinator and PhD student Dan Burns said the number of whales counted as they passed Cape Byron on their journey north to the winter breeding grounds was well up on previous years.‘
Our previous record for the most whales in a day before this year was 102. We broke that four times this year. Our new record is 124 whales counted in one day,’ Mr Burns said.
Picture from Connie Talk
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