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Hervey
Bay Whales
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The
waters surrounding Hervey
Bay and Fraser Island are teeming with beautiful
marine animals including whales, dugongs,
rays, dolphins and turtles. The warm calm waters of Hervey Bay's "Platypus Bay" invite the humpback whales for a brief rest on their migratory path each year between
July and November. This rest period gives the calves time to develop a protective layer of blubber so they can follow their mothers through the South Pacific and Southern Oceans to the cold Antarctic waters. When these mammals reach Hervey Bay they have travelled about
5000kms from the Antarctic.
After mating, birthing and fasting for several months, Platypus Bay is a restful haven.
Humpbacks visit the Bay in two phases with pods
of juveniles and mating adults being seen early
in the season and pods of mothers and calves
towards the end of the season, usually
accompanied by a male.
Hervey Bay is known as the 'Whale Watching
Capital of the World' for good reason and these
graceful and powerful creatures make for awesome
viewing as one of the greatest spectacles on
earth.
100s UNITE FOR NATIONAL WHALE DAY OF ACTION
People who think they can't make a difference as individuals need to have a chat with, Hervey Bay resident and avid whale watcher, Vicki Neville.
Hundreds of Hervey Bay residents joined Vicki and Hervey Bay's whale watch fleet on June 7th 2006 in a National Day of Action to protest ongoing whaling by Japan and several European nations.
Simultaneous protests were held around Australia, Eden, Noosa, Augusta and Sydney in an attempt to pressure the Federal Government into taking a more definite stance against the senseless killing of whales.
Further
information can be obtained from
Whale and Dolphin Watch Australia http://www.whaleanddolphinwatchaustralia.com.au
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