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Whales have become a synecdoche for nature in contemporary society’s debate over how to use the resources of the planet. This has only escalated in recent years with the hotting up of debate between Australia…
Researchers analysed noise levels in Canada’s Bay of Fundy during a period of reduced ship traffic following September 11…
Japan and Iceland already have the potential to replace unprofitable whaling operations with the growing business of whale…
Humpback populations in the Indian ocean show few common themes in their songs, indicating a limited exchange between different…
Whales are a highly specialised group of mammals which left their terrestrial ancestors for the ocean about 50 million years ago. They have become so well adapted to the marine environment that they can…
The number of humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean could be higher than previously thought. 2008 estimates placed the…
An examination of fossils found 25 years ago on Victoria’s coastline are providing paleontologists with new clues into the…
An examination of fossils found 25 years ago on Victoria’s coastline are providing paleontologists with new clues into the…
Whale watchers lucky enough to snap a photograph of a humpback whale this season are being asked to send their shots to researchers on the far north coast, who will use the data to better understand migration…
Male humpback whales “change their tune” every year during their migration across the Pacific. A study on whale song reveals…
There are several reasons why Australians should welcome the imminent demise of Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. But none of them relate to the triumphal claims recently expressed by the likes of…
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Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow in Marine Science and Manager Whales & Climate Program, Griffith University
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Curator Vertebrates, Te Papa Tongarewa
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Professor Evolution & Ecology, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Science, Edith Cowan University
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Honorary Professor at Bangor University; Director of Sea Watch Foundation, Bangor University
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Antarctic Law Researcher, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor of Marine Ecology, Macquarie University
