Friday, July 11, 2025

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

HUMPBACK WHALE SIGHTINGS RECORDED IN GBRMPA EOTR DATABASE SO FAR THIS SEASON

To see where whales and other marine life have been sighted click on this Eye on the Reef (EOTR) link https://eotr.gbrmpa.gov.au/sightings

If you sight any whales please enter them into EOTR or send the details to me to be enter on your behalf.

HOW TO RECORD WHALE (& OTHER MARINE LIFE) SIGHTINGS IN THE GBR

  1. Download the Eye on the Reef App or click on this link https://eotr.gbrmpa.gov.au/sightings
  2. Click on the orange ADD SIGHTINGS tab
  3. If you don’t already have a login, click on register, then fill in details. Programme registering for is Eye on the Reef Sightings
  4. After logging in, click on the ADD SIGHTINGS box which has the green cross.
  5. Complete all lines with an asterisk

If you have sighted a whale and would like me to enter it into EOTR on your behalf, please  send me the following details.

  • Location
  • Date & Time
  • Number of whales sighted
  • Any Calves
  • Photo (optional)

Post these details in the Whales of the Whitsundays Facebook Group or email to whalesofthewhitsundays@gmail.com

Contributed with thanks to Kellie Leonard - Master Reef Guide/Whales of the Whitsundays

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