Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback Whale at Tathra, NSW
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| Megaptera novaeangliae | AndrewMcCutcheon | 8 Jun 2020 |
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Viewed from Tathra Wharf, this was a great display by a large number of Humpback Whales passing very close to Tathra Head on their migration south. They were accompanied by lots of Short-tailed Shearwaters also heading south to their breeding grounds in Tasmania and Victoria.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.991842-36.724096
- Places Tathra, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 13 Oct 2013 02:14 PM Recorded on
- AndrewMcCutcheon Recorded by
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Species information
- Megaptera novaeangliae Scientific name
- Humpback Whale Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Migratory
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 66.3m Recorded at altitude
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