On the Humpback Highway: My Whale Season as a "MIMtern" in Geographe Bay - From BREACHES to BLUE WHALES!
Author: Lucy Whelan A MIM Intern's (MIMTERN) Experience on the Water I absolutely loved being a MIMtern in Geographe Bay during the 2025 whale season! We had some super exciting days out on the boat collecting data for Western Whale Research and the South West Whale Research Collective, helping to support collaborations with ongoing marine mammal research in the South West of Western Australia (WA). The Importance of Long Term Whale Monitoring The dataset stretches back over 35 years which...