Whale Watching

 "Thar she blows!"   

Feel the excitement and exhilaration of a whale watching trip off the coast at Bondi, Australia. There are over 40 locations around Australia where you can do this.

In recent years, whale watching along Australia's coastline has become a passion with tourists and locals alike. We can actually watch these magnificent mammals from our balcony at Tamarama – we see pods of them frolic and play on their journey north.

Australia has a long history with whales. From the days when people hunted them for their oil and blubber to the day in 1979 when the Australian Government did their own whale watching and banned whaling in favor of whale protection. At the time the ban was introduced almost all whale species had been hunted to the brink of extinction.

Those people who are 'whale watching' are not impressed that whales are far from safe once they leave Australian waters. Threats to their survival still come from countries such as Japan, Norway and Iceland where whales are killed for 'scientific' purposes.

In the years since 1979, the numbers of whales swimming along our coastlines has increased , and whale watching has taken over from whale hunting. Whale watching has become a booming economic industry in Australia. The popularity of whale watching has proven that whales are worth more now alive than dead.

Whale watching as a business venture began here in 1993.

Whale watching along the east coast of Australia is geared to the migratory instincts of whales, which travel vast distances to feed and reproduce.

Whale watching along the east coast of Australia can reveal Humpback, Southern Right and Killer (Orca) Whales, and the migration of the Humpbacks is the one to watch as they travel from their feeding grounds in Antarctica 10,000 kilometers north to the warmer waters of the tropics around the Whitsunday Islands.  

 The 'whale watching' season here is from May to August when the whales are moving north and between August and December when they return to Antarctica, with their calves. When whale watching, you will also sight Southern Wright whales which are around here at this time.

With regard to conservation, Australian Federal legislation could be used as a model by other countries, and rules pertaining to whale watching are strictly enforced to protect the species.

      see http://www.whalewatchingsydney.net/   for tourist information 

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