How is the whale census conducted in Australia?

Humpback whale breaching off Icy Straits Point in Alaska. (Photo by: Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

A humpback whale. Source: Getty

It's not just humans in Australia that have a census - whales do, too. Citizen scientists have taken part in the 26th annual whale census, with the number of reported sightings breaking the previous record set in 2023.


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