Early Start to whale watch season (April 2010)

Humpback Whales and other species come all the way from Antarctica to calve and breed in the warm sheltered waters of the Whitsunday Islands. The Humpbacks migrate an average of 2,500km from polar waters to their tropical breeding grounds, undertaking some of the longest migrations in the animal kingdom.

So far there have already been a few sightings in the Whitsunday area and this year, a higher number of whales are expected to pass through the Whitsundays than in previous years - make sure keep an eye out for these magnificent mammals when you're onboard one of our vessels.

GBRMPA (Great Barrier Reef Marina Park Authority) have put strict guidelines in place to protect the whales including vessels not being allowed within 100m of the whales and numbers are increasing as a result of this.

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