WHALE spotted! By Erica Louise Photos Yanni
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he 2020 Two Bays Whale Project is calling on sharpeyed locals to watch out for whales along Victoria’s southern coastline this winter. This Citizen Science-based initiative expects to log between 250-300 sightings in the waters of Western Port Bay, Port Phillip Bay and the nearby open coast.
Sightings occur throughout the year but the peak is from June to mid August, when humpback, southern right and killer whales are spotted between Barwon Heads and Inverloch as part of their annual migration. Their path moves from the wintry waters of the Antarctic, alongside the coast to the warmer tropical waters of Australia. Here they give birth and raise their young. continued next page...
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