The South Pacific Humpback whales are making their long migration back from the Antarctic feeding grounds to their warm water breeding grounds in the South Pacific. The first Humpback whale for 2011 has been sighted off Brisbane, possibly the famous white Migaloo that stay off the shores of Australia.
In the South Pacific their are vital breeding grounds for the South Pacific Humpback Whale, one of these being Vava'u in Tonga. So as we start preparing all our equipment for the upcoming season between July and mid-October, the excitement to see the whales back again builds.
This year we are helping with some additional data collection and we will write more about this as we go.
We will also be continuing on our fluke identification which we share with the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium, as well as the song recording of the male singers.
Lets hope the whales have an easy and peaceful migration, they are heavy and full of the rich krill and antarctic food, as well as the calves developing inside the females that successfully mated last year.
Catch up on our stories from the whale watching grounds of Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga, as well as news from around the world on Cetaceans, their environments and up to date conservation projects
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