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The Oceania Project . My presentation By Anita Smith. The Oceania Project . Founded in 1988 By Trish and Wally
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The Oceania Project My presentation By Anita Smith
The Oceania Project • Founded in 1988 By Trish and Wally • “Trishis studying the social and ecological importance of Hervey Bay for humpback whales. Wally is studying the abundance, site-fidelity, residency and migratory interchange of humpback whales using Hervey Bay”. • As cited: https://www.oceania.org.au/footer_stuff/about_us.html
What they do • A Non-profit organisation that is dedicated to the conservation of whales and dolphins and our oceans. • Using photo identification of humpback whales and data to be able to identify the behaviour and social organisation and also the population dynamics of the whales • Collection of information about individual species
Breaching is a spectacular social behaviour amongst humpbacks in Hervey Bay. Especially Mothers and Calves. (Photo: Trish Franklin 2003) The Oceania Project'sWhale Research Expeditionsin Hervey Bay: 1989-2013
Some Links with further information • http://www.oceania.org.au/hpstuff/overview.html • http://www.iwhales.org/ • http://www.visitfrasercoast.com/destinations/hervey-bay/tours/the-oceania-projects-whale-research-expedition-her/
References Information in this presentation was viewed and cited: https://www.oceania.org.au/footer_stuff/about_us.html https://www.oceania.org.au/expedition/research.html http://www.oceania.org.au/wwwlinks/familys.html