Watching Whale Migration in Sydney

Humpback whales began appearing along the east coast of Australia, last week, along with a schedule of their annual migration toward northern hemisphere. Whale watching tours also get many takers. Not surprisingly, both tourists and locals alike crowded the shore to watch the whale group.

Banning whaling is very influential in raising the number of mammal populations. In 1996, according to the research park, there are only 242 humpback whales. Currently, the whale population has already reached seven thousand heads. So it’s easier to see a herd animal.

“We may not be able to see this herd at the beginning and end of the season, but there is a 99 percent chance in the middle of the season, we could see them,” said Richard Ford, owner of Whale Watching Sydney. He provides services to Sydney whale watching since ten years ago.

Japan is currently trying to lobby the International Whaling Council to allow hunting whales (Whaling) commercial.

Japanese ships hunting minke whales in the South Seas for research reasons, but it turns out there are five thousand tons of whale meat sold in fish markets. This makes the Australian Government is not happy.

The protest that continues from Australian activist ship, Sea Shepherd, led Japan to shorten the hunting season this year its pope. The result, “only” 506 whales captured from the target 850, according to ABC report.

Australia has filed a lawsuit in international court on whaling in the South Seas. But the verdict of the new Hague will be out in 2013.
More opportunities to see whales

A humpback whale appeared off the coast of Sydney. Is a passenger vessel is too close? During this migration, boats are prohibited within 300 feet of the young whale.

“As fishing vessels, we rely on many variables to find the whale as the whale watchers on the beach, the analysis of the waves – a lot of factors,” said Ford.

Whales are warm-blooded mammals. They migrate to tropical waters to mate, usually in Hervey Bay off the coast of Queensland. There, the whale watchers tours can also be found.
They then returned to the south, to the warm currents around the month of October – end of the season saw the pope in Sydney.

Southern whales are rarely seen Rite also migrated to the north of Sydney, but will not go much beyond Queensland. “We see there are 17 (Pope Southern Rite) last year,” said Ford.

Today, humpback whales were headed to warmer waters in the Coral Sea, taking advantage of the current in the north, about 5 km from the beach. Even the whale watchers on the beach could see a glimpse of whales in the water or flick of their tails.

Whale observation tour has become an industry, Ford said. “The City Where else can offer a three-hour whale watching from the edge of the harbor?” he added.

Likewise, there is no guarantee whales will always be visible. Many of the ship to return to the dock without any hint of whales.

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