The Oceania Project - Caring for Whales, Dolphins and the Oceans
Description: The Oceania Project, Caring for Whales, Dolphins & the Oceans
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Established in 1988, The Oceania Project is an independent, nonprofit, scientific research organisation dedicated to the conservation and protection of Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and the ocean environment. A long-term study of the eastern Australian humpback whales has been the major work of The Oceania Project.
We have five ongoing research programs including a photo-identification survey commenced in 1992 to provide data for the study of the behaviour, social dynamics and ecology of the eastern Australian humpback whales.
Our behavioural data and photo-id fluke catalogue have already made a significant contribution to documenting the recovery of the eastern Australian humpback whales following their near extinction due to commercial whaling in Antarctica. We have taken and analysed over 400,000 photo-id data images and our fluke catalogue consists of over 3,000 individuals, the largest digital data archive on humpback whales in the southern hemisphere.
The Oceania Project - Caring for Whales, Dolphins and the Oceans