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Video July 24, 2014 Susie

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Have you heard the news that the Tasmanian travel Have you heard the news that the Tasmanian travel voucher scheme will be extended until October 31? If you have a travel voucher and would like to chance seeing whales here in Tassie, now is the time! Lots of whales are moving past this coastline now, not ‘only’ Humpback Whales, but also quite rare species like Sei Whales and Minke Whales have been sighted recently. Thanks to @timcunna for the report! We spotted this very active Humpback Whale in the photo on Friday and @madsbrasier uploaded the fluke shots to the Happywhale data base. Turns out we have a match! 🙌 We’ve seen this whale in November 2020. 😊
Spontaneous early start into the new season for us Spontaneous early start into the new season for us thanks to a legendary crew of Ocean frothers who didn’t take no for an answer and made us run a tour today. We’re not complaining, had a refreshing swim with the seals, several pods of dolphins and three Humpback Whales. Even got the first fluke shot for the season to lodge on the ‘Happywhale’ database. 💙🐋
Every year on September 7, National Threatened Spe Every year on September 7, National Threatened Species Day is commemorated across Australia to raise awareness of plants and animals at risk of extinction. This Southern Right Whale is only one of more than 1700 species and ecological communities known to be threatened and at risk of extinction. Many of these are found nowhere else in the world. This day also celebrates the amazing work that is being done by passionate conservationists, researchers and volunteers. We can all make a difference. 💙 What can you do to help? Start small & in your local area-> -plant native trees and make your backyard wildlife friendly -avoid using pesticides and herbicides and use natural products when possible -minimise plastic use -call for stronger action to address threats like climate change or habitat destruction -volunteer or donate to organisations who support nature and wildlife conservation -research threatened species in your area and find out what their key threats are. You can then communicate this to other people and come up with ideas on what you can do about it. Often it’s simple changes we can adapt that make all the difference. -become a citizen scientist and record whale sightings (ideally with photos of the callosities for Southern Right Whales or photos of the fluke for Humpback Whales) and share them with us @wildoceantasmania or with the Wildlife Management Branch of your state. 🙏💙🐋
We’ve had a few reports already of Humpback Whal We’ve had a few reports already of Humpback Whales spotted in Tassie waters. 💙🐋 What do you think, are they coming back early or maybe they have stayed here all winter? Comment below if you’ve already spotted a Humpback Whale! We’d love to know! 🙂 Our season starts on the 18th September. If you’d like to join us on one of our tours, head over to our website to reserve your seats online! ⛵️
Only 3 more weeks to go until our new season start Only 3 more weeks to go until our new season starts and we’re just as excited as this Bottlenose Dolphin who is jumping over the 65m high Hippolyte Rock. Well, at least it looks like he is.. It’s all about perspective! 😄💙🐬 (Swipe left to see the whole sequence) Bookings are open for tours from the 18th September. ⛵️
Did you see the latest article on #abcnews about t Did you see the latest article on #abcnews about the Killer Whales in East Australian waters? David Donnelly from @killerwhalesaustralia is one of the researchers they’ve interviewed. He says Killer Whales are ‘highly mobile, difficult to predict and even when you know they are there, they are difficult to find.’ ‘If you’ve seen one in eastern Australia, I’d say you’re, very, very, very lucky’. They need to be better understood if they are to be protected. We have the privilege of working together with the Killer Whale researchers in a recognised Killer Whale hotspot. The Tasman Peninsula is one of the only places on the east coast of Australia, where the animals can be intercepted by researchers - as long as the stars align in terms of wind, visibility and speed of the animals. But this is what makes it so exciting for us. We’re dealing with extremely intelligent animals. They always make the call. Some days they are happy to interact with us and play right beside the boat. Other days we can be tracking them for an hour or more and then they just disappear. They’re the apex predators of the Ocean for a reason. People often ask us what time of year would be best to see Killer Whales in Tasmania. We’ve had Orca encounters in pretty much every month of the year. You just have to be out there and chance it! 💙
It has been a challenging year (not only) for our It has been a challenging year (not only) for our tiny business with so much uncertainty. Tasmania had its borders shut to most of the world for a year and a half now. Currently, Tasmania is also refusing entry to Australians from many mainland regions. We feel for all those people who are affected by the lockdowns. Like most businesses in the tourism sector, we have been dealing with lots of cancellations, refunds, re-bookings and more rounds of cancellations. But our persistence has paid off and we are super humbled to have been rewarded with the Tripadvisor 2021 Travellers Choice Award. We realise it is only because of all you lovely people who have booked a tour with us and helped us stay afloat (quite literally)! Not only is this a big achievement for us, but also a great win for our wildlife. You have helped us again to pull off some more marine and wildlife conservation projects this season, like the Tasmanian Whale Fluke Project, the collection of whale faeces for researchers from IMAS and UTAS, Orca research in collaboration with Killer Whales Australia and of course our wildlife orphanage. We are now getting ready to start our new season, with the first tours scheduled for the 18th September. Here is hope that Australia is going to get on top of the latest COVID outbreaks. A strong reminder of how lucky we’ve been here in Tasmania. So don’t take it for granted, get out and enjoy our wild places! If you are one of the lucky ones who have received a Tasmanian travel voucher, you can use your voucher for both our tours and claim $100 off the total cost! 🙂 #wildoceantasmania
Did you register your interest for the popular Tas Did you register your interest for the popular Tassie travel vouchers last week? You’ll start finding out today if you are one of the lucky ones who have been randomly selected to receive a voucher. You’ll be able to redeem the travel vouchers for one of our tours between the 18th and the 24th September. Book our 2+hour Scenic Tour or the half-day Seal & Ocean Expedition to jump in the water to snorkel with the Seals and receive $100 off the total costs. We look forward to sharing it with you! 💙 #wildoceantasmania
We’re at the end of our season now, with only 3 We’re at the end of our season now, with only 3 more days of tours before we close our business for the next couple of months. During this autumn / winter season, we’ve been eager to collect more fluke images for the Tasmanian Fluke Project that we set up in collaboration with Dr. Maddie Brasier @madsbrasier . We were able to add twelve “new” whales to the data base and we’d like to thank everybody who has contributed to the project with valuable photos of the Humpback Whale flukes! We’ve also had several ‘matches’. Some whales have been known to the data base since 1986! This highlights how important ‘citizen science’ can be to support modern marine research! If you would like to read more about our Whale research here in Tasmanian waters, head over to our blog post (link in bio) where Dr. Maddie has put together a few interesting findings. #wildoceantasmania
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  1. Humpback Whales

    October 10, 2016 Susie

  2. Swimming with Seals

    July 24, 2014 Susie
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