THE Hastings-based Dolphin Research Centre says there is a growing need for understanding the presence and absence of whales along the Victorian coastline to help inform decisions on proposed offshore developments.The DRI hosts the citizen science Two Bays Whale Project to record sightings of whales in Victorian waters and in 2020, started the Two Bays Tracker program to monitor whales, or their absence, through timed surveys. “Data collected in this program can help provide up-to-date information on the movement of whales, particularly providing a better understanding of the seasonality of humpback whale migration,” research fellow at the DRI Ella Hutchinson…
Friday, November 15
