We have uploaded this Songline, in celebration of The National Whale Day 14th of June (wat
We have uploaded this Songline, in celebration of The National Whale Day 14th of June (watch in high quality!).
http://www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oId=228569
The whales are passing Cape Byron at this very moment. We sighted our first pod for the season two weeks ago.
This is the third in the Songline Series, here is the fourth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9VFsly_Wvk
The images are from a two different pod encounters in 2001. An early morning encounter with a mother and calf then a second encounter later that same day with a breaching whale named 'SkyRider'.
The encounter with the mother and calf took place just after sunrise while we were still at anchor in Platypus Bay on the north west coast of Fraser Island. We operate in the lee of Fraser Island but we are out of sight of the mainland. The water was very shallow, only a few meters deep, and Fraser Island was behind us only swimming distance away.
When we approached 'Skyrider' he was already breaching continuously. We began counting his breaches as we approached him but stopped counting after sixty. He was still breaching when we left him. In the scientific literature there are many theories as to why whales breach. Our personal opinion is that they breach for the pure joy of it. It is the only way they can experience gravity in the same way we do. They have immense power and need only a few flicks of their tail fluke to propel their 40 tonne weight completely out of the water.
This is the end sequence of the 2001 'Songline'. The singer's name is 'Peru', a male. The Songline cycle is 9 minutes and we recorded 2 hours of the repeating cycle. The Humpback Songlines repeat in cycles from anywhere between 9 and 27 minutes. Individual Whales have been documented as singing continuously for up to 23 hours. The Songline is repeated in exact syntax by all the singers. The syntax is passed on from year to year then added to and hence evolves. All the whales in the bay fall silent to listen to the singer.
We appreciate that most people can not spare even 1 minute let alone 9. So we have created 3 minute multitrack mixes containing the entire Songline layered in 3 levels. We have brought each of the three sections of the Songline to the front of the mix in each of the films. The Songline commences in the high frequencies and descends to the low frequencies as the cycle progresses.
You will note that this section is very low in frequency. Our hydrophones were designed by Dr. Doug Cato, a naval engineer. Though the response of our recordings was limited by the DAT recorder. Whale frequencies extend tenfold above and below that of the response of the human ear.
The sound pressure level of the whale's song is equivalent to that of a jet engine. It is speculated that the whale's song if unimpeded by land-masses could circle the globe and return to its source. Divers in close range of a singer have told us that their whole bodies vibrate with the frequencies.
Hominis universus balaena - Human as one with Whale
The population of this group of whales which we study, the Antarctic Area V whales, was estimated to be between 45,000 and 60,000 before whaling commenced. When whaling ceased in Australia because of the lack of whales, there were an estimated 150 individuals remaining. We published a collaborative paper on the Antarctic Area V population in 2005. Using Photo-Identification 'mark re-capture' techniques we estimated the recovering population to be approximately 7,000. The population could now be around 10,000.
The Oceania Project's
19th Whale Research Expedition
August 2008:
http://oceania.org.au/expedition/expedition.html
DVDs & Downloads:
http://oceania.org.au/iwhales/portal/home.php?cat=297
Help protect Humpback Whales:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au
Your community can adopt a Humpback Whale:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263881/k .7A44/Adopt_a_Whale.htm
To celebrate the annual return of the Humpback Whales, sixty Australian communities are participating in the Humpback Icon Project. Each of these communities has adopted a known individual Humpback Whale from The Oceania Project's Fluke Catalogue:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263879/k .590F/Humpback_Icon_Project.htm
Established in 1988 by Trish & Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans.
The first phase of a long-term study of the Australian Humpback Whales has been the major work of The Oceania Project.
This research continues to be made possible by individuals who participate in The Oceania Project's Internship Program. To date, more than 1,300 interns have joined the annual whale research expeditions.
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The Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre commenced land based research two week
The Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre commenced land based research two weeks ago at Cape Byron lighthouse. Marine Science students & volunteers,
under the guidance of researcher Daniel Burns, have sighted approximately 1,400 whales during the 14 day study period. This is a record number of whales observed since research at the Cape began in 1981, when less than 10 whales were sighted in the same study period.
http://www.scu.edu.au/research/whales/index.php/11
The population of this group of whales, the Antarctic Area V whales, was estimated to be between 45,000 and 60,000 before whaling commenced. When whaling ceased in Australia because of the lack of whales, there were an estimated 150 individuals remaining. We published a collaborative paper on the Antarctic Area V population in 2005. Using Photo-Identification 'mark re-capture' techniques we estimated the recovering population to be approximately 7,000. The population could now be around 10,000.
So we can feel a sense of pride as humans, that we have allowed the East Coast Australian Humpback Whale population to begin its recovery. People from all nations visit the Cape at this time of year to greet the whales as they pass. They breach occasionally, very probably to get a better view of the lighthouse. Cape Byron is a very important landmark for the whales on their migration north, being the most easterly point on the continent.
We present to you the voice of Migaloo, the White Whale. We thought it appropriate that Migaloo be granted the opportunity to speak before the meeting of the International Whaling Commission. As speakers are allowed only a few minutes to present their case, we extracted only the most poignant statements from our 1998 recording of Migaloo's two hour discourse. 'Migaloo' means 'White Fella'. He was named by Australian Aboriginal Elders.
The images are highlights from close extended pod encounters between 1998 and 2007. For images of Migaloo, please view the encounter as narrated by our intern Dave Williams:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vEj9gYZChw
''One of the great thrills of my life was hearing and feeling Migaloo's voice pass through my body as he swam past The Oceania Project's research vessel on October 2, 1998.''
~Dave Williams
The sound pressure level of the whale's song is equivalent to that of a jet engine. It is speculated that the whale's song if unimpeded by land-masses could circle the globe and return to its source. Divers in close range of a singer have told us that their whole bodies vibrate with the frequencies.
The Oceania Project's
19th Whale Research Expedition
August 2008:
http://oceania.org.au/expedition/expedition.html
DVDs & Downloads:
http://oceania.org.au/iwhales/portal/home.php?cat=297
Your community can adopt a Humpback Whale:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263881/k .7A44/Adopt_a_Whale.htm
To celebrate the annual return of the Humpback Whales, sixty Australian communities are participating in the Humpback Icon Project. Each of these communities has adopted a known individual Humpback Whale from The Oceania Project's Fluke Catalogue:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263883/k .BDDF/Project_Background.htm
Established in 1988 by Trish & Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans.
The first phase of a long-term study of the Australian Humpback Whales has been the major work of The Oceania Project.
This research continues to be made possible by individuals who participate in The Oceania Project's Internship Program. To date, more than 1,300 interns have joined the annual whale research expeditions.
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The Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre commenced land based research two week
The Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre commenced land based research two weeks ago at Cape Byron lighthouse. Marine Science students & volunteers,
under the guidance of researcher Daniel Burns, have sighted approximately 1,400 whales during the 14 day study period. This is a record number of whales observed since research at the Cape began in 1981, when less than 10 whales were sighted in the same study period.
http://www.scu.edu.au/research/whales/index.php/11
The population of this group of whales, the Antarctic Area V whales, was estimated to be between 45,000 and 60,000 before whaling commenced. When whaling ceased in Australia because of the lack of whales, there were an estimated 150 individuals remaining. We published a collaborative paper on the Antarctic Area V population in 2005. Using Photo-Identification 'mark re-capture' techniques we estimated the recovering population to be approximately 7,000. The population could now be around 10,000.
So we can feel a sense of pride as humans, that we have allowed the East Coast Australian Humpback Whale population to begin its recovery. People from all nations visit the Cape at this time of year to greet the whales as they pass. They breach occasionally, very probably to get a better view of the lighthouse. Cape Byron is a very important landmark for the whales on their migration north, being the most easterly point on the continent.
This is the second in the Songline Series, here is the third:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH4WpiMdgOc
The images are from a close extended encounter we had in 2001. A pod of four whales, a mother, calf and two escorts remained with the Research Vessel for approximately two hours.
We name the whales mnemonically. We give them a name associated with a bodily marking or personality trait which helps us to remember and quickly recognize them in future encounters.
'Sweetheart', the mother, is named after a heart shaped marking she has near her dorsal fin. She is with her new calf 'Heartthrob' who is only a few months old. Calves remain with their mother for about a year. 'Sweetheart' had a calf in 1998 named 'Heartsong' and a calf in 1999 named 'Heartbeat'. The two escorts are also whales that are very well known to us. Their names are 'Nebo' and 'Demi'.
This is the middle sequence of the 2001 'Songline'. The singer's name is 'Peru', a male. The Songline cycle is 9 minutes and we recorded 2 hours of the repeating cycle. The Humpback Songlines repeat in cycles from anywhere between 9 and 27 minutes. Individual Whales have been documented as singing continuously for up to 23 hours. The Songline is repeated in exact syntax by all the singers. The syntax is passed on from year to year then added to and hence evolves. All the whales in the bay fall silent to listen to the singer.
We appreciate that most people can not spare even 1 minute let alone 9. So we have created 3 minute multitrack mixes containing the entire Songline layered in 3 levels. We have brought each of the three sections of the Songline to the front of the mix in each of the films. The Songline commences in the high frequencies and descends to the low frequencies as the cycle progresses.
Balaena universus hominis - Whale as one with Human
The Oceania Project's
19th Whale Research Expedition
August 2008:
http://oceania.org.au/expedition/expedition.html
DVDs & Downloads:
http://oceania.org.au/iwhales/portal/home.php?cat=297
Help protect Humpback Whales:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au
Your community can adopt a Humpback Whale:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263881/k .7A44/Adopt_a_Whale.htm
To celebrate the annual return of the Humpback Whales, sixty Australian communities are participating in the Humpback Icon Project. Each of these communities has adopted a known individual Humpback Whale from The Oceania Project's Fluke Catalogue:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263879/k .590F/Humpback_Icon_Project.htm
Established in 1988 by Trish & Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans.
The first phase of a long-term study of the Australian Humpback Whales has been the major work of The Oceania Project.
This research continues to be made possible by individuals who participate in The Oceania Project's Internship Program. To date, more than 1,300 interns have joined the annual whale research expeditions.
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The Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre commenced land based research two week
The Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre commenced land based research two weeks ago at Cape Byron lighthouse. Marine Science students & volunteers,
under the guidance of researcher Daniel Burns, have sighted approximately 1,400 whales during the 14 day study period. This is a record number of whales observed since research at the Cape began in 1981, when less than 10 whales were sighted in the same study period.
http://www.scu.edu.au/research/whales/index.php/11
The population of this group of whales, the Antarctic Area V whales, was estimated to be between 45,000 and 60,000 before whaling commenced. When whaling ceased in Australia because of the lack of whales, there were an estimated 150 individuals remaining. We published a collaborative paper on the Antarctic Area V population in 2005. Using Photo-Identification 'mark re-capture' techniques we estimated the recovering population to be approximately 7,000. The population could now be around 10,000.
So we can feel a sense of pride as humans, that we have allowed the East Coast Australian Humpback Whale population to begin its recovery. People from all nations visit the Cape at this time of year to greet the whales as they pass. They breach occasionally, very probably to get a better view of the lighthouse. Cape Byron is a very important landmark for the whales on their migration north, being the most easterly point on the continent.
This is the first in the Songline Series, here is the second:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WabT1L-nN-E
This Songline was recorded in 2001. The singer's name is 'Peru'. The Songline cycle is 9 minutes and we recorded 2 hours of the repeating cycle. The Humpback Songlines repeat in cycles from anywhere between 9 and 27 minutes. Individual Whales have been documented as singing continuously for up to 23 hours. The Songline is repeated in exact syntax by all the singers. The syntax is passed on from year to year then added to and hence evolves. All the whales in the bay fall silent to listen to the singer.
We appreciate that most people can not spare even 1 minute let alone 9. So we have created 3 minute multitrack mixes containing the entire Songline layered in 3 levels. We have brought each of the three sections of the Songline to the front of the mix in each of the films. The Songline commences in the high frequencies and descends to the low frequencies as the cycle progresses.
Megaptera novaeangliae is the Latin name for Humpback Whale. It means 'The Great Winged Whale of New England'. New England is where the whalers first began hunting Humpback Whales over 200 years ago.
The Oceania Project's
19th Whale Research Expedition
August 2008:
http://oceania.org.au/expedition/expedition.html
DVDs & Downloads:
http://oceania.org.au/iwhales/portal/home.php?cat=297
Help protect Humpback Whales:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au
Your community can adopt a Humpback Whale:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263881/k .7A44/Adopt_a_Whale.htm
To celebrate the annual return of the Humpback Whales, sixty Australian communities are participating in the Humpback Icon Project. Each of these communities has adopted a known individual Humpback Whale from The Oceania Project's Fluke Catalogue:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263879/k .590F/Humpback_Icon_Project.htm
Established in 1988 by Trish & Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans.
The first phase of a long-term study of the Australian Humpback Whales has been the major work of The Oceania Project.
This research continues to be made possible by individuals who participate in The Oceania Project's Internship Program. To date, more than 1,300 interns have joined the annual whale research expeditions.
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❛Nanda & Bala❜ are two young whales we encountered
during the second week of our 2007 res
❛Nanda & Bala❜ are two young whales we encountered
during the second week of our 2007 research expeditions.
We granted The National Geographic Society's request to
shoot a documentary aboard our research vessel. Annie,
the host, and her cameraman can be seen in the foreground.
The Oceania Project's
19th Whale Research Expedition
August 2008:
http://oceania.org.au/expedition/expedition.html
DVDs & Downloads:
http://oceania.org.au/iwhales/portal/home.php?cat=297
Help protect Humpback Whales:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au
Your community can adopt a Humpback Whale:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263881/k .7A44/Adopt_a_Whale.htm
To celebrate the annual return of the Humpback Whales, sixty Australian communities are participating in the Humpback Icon Project. Each of these communities has adopted a known individual Humpback Whale from The Oceania Project's Fluke Catalogue:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263879/k .590F/Humpback_Icon_Project.htm
Established in 1988 by Trish & Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans.
The first phase of a long-term study of the Australian Humpback Whales has been the major work of The Oceania Project.
This research continues to be made possible by individuals who participate in The Oceania Project's Internship Program. To date, more than 1,300 interns have joined the annual whale research expeditions.
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❛Charlotte❜ is a young whale we encountered during the first week of our 2007 research exp
❛Charlotte❜ is a young whale we encountered during the first week of our 2007 research expeditions.
We named her after Charlie, in the foreground, who came all the way from London with her sister Dani to join us as interns.
The Oceania Project's
19th Whale Research Expedition
August 2008:
http://oceania.org.au/expedition/expedition.html
DVDs & Downloads:
http://oceania.org.au/iwhales/portal/home.php?cat=297
Help protect Humpback Whales:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au
Your community can adopt a Humpback Whale:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263881/k .7A44/Adopt_a_Whale.htm
To celebrate the annual return of the Humpback Whales, sixty Australian communities are participating in the Humpback Icon Project. Each of these communities has adopted a known individual Humpback Whale from The Oceania Project's Fluke Catalogue:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263879/k .590F/Humpback_Icon_Project.htm
Established in 1988 by Trish & Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans.
The first phase of a long-term study of the Australian Humpback Whales has been the major work of The Oceania Project.
This research continues to be made possible by individuals who participate in The Oceania Project's Internship Program. To date, more than 1,300 interns have joined the annual whale research expeditions.
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❛My Auntie❜ is a whale we encountered for the first time during our 1994 research expediti
❛My Auntie❜ is a whale we encountered for the first time during our 1994 research expedition. She is an older female who has been sighted seven times over twelve years with three different calves.
She is with young males and is demonstrating typical courting behavior. She returned with a calf the next year. Tail slapping is a normal interaction between a female and the males accompanying her in what is known as a "competitive group".
The Oceania Project's
19th Whale Research Expedition
August 2008:
http://oceania.org.au/expedition/expedition.html
DVDs & Downloads:
http://oceania.org.au/iwhales/portal/home.php?cat=297
Help protect Humpback Whales:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au
Your community can adopt a Humpback Whale:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263881/k .7A44/Adopt_a_Whale.htm
To celebrate the annual return of the Humpback Whales, sixty Australian communities are participating in the Humpback Icon Project. Each of these communities has adopted a known individual Humpback Whale from The Oceania Project's Fluke Catalogue:
http://www.stopwhaling.com.au/site/c.ouI0KeMXIvF/b.3263879/k .590F/Humpback_Icon_Project.htm
Established in 1988 by Trish & Wally Franklin, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans.
The first phase of a long-term study of the Australian Humpback Whales has been the major work of The Oceania Project.
This research continues to be made possible by individuals who participate in The Oceania Project's Internship Program. To date, more than 1,300 interns have joined the annual whale research expeditions.
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This article was written by the captain of a whaling ship on behalf of the whales as he wi
This article was written by the captain of a whaling ship on behalf of the whales as he witnessed the impending genocide of these magnificent and graceful creatures.
We kindly thank Mr. R. Carlos Nakai for allowing us to add his Native American Cedar Flute to this film:
http://www.rcarlosnakai.com
In 1850, the final years of 'Yankee whaling' there was a plaintive call from a lone Polar Whale to put an end to the killing of his species. This plea was published in the Honolulu 'Friend'.
A Polar Whale's Appeal
October 15, 1850
Anadir Sea, North Pacific
The second Year of Trouble.
Mr. Editor, - In behalf of my species, allow an inhabitant of this sea, to make an appeal through your columns to the friends of the whale in general.
A few of the knowing old inhabitants of this sea have recently held a meeting to consult respecting our safety, and in some way or other, if possible, to avert the doom that seems to await all of the whale Genus throughout the world, including the Sperm, Right and Polar whales.
Although our situation and that of our neighbors in the Arctic, is remote from our enemy's country, yet we have been knowing to the progress of affairs in the Japan and Ochotsk seas, the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and all the other "whaling grounds."
We have imagined that we were safe in these cold regions; but no; within these last two years a furious attack has been made upon us, an attack more deadly and bloody, than any of our race ever experienced in any part of the world.
I scorn to speak of the cruelty that has been practised by our blood-thirsty enemies, armed with harpoon and lance; no age or sex has been spared. Multitudes of our species (the Polar), have been murdered in "cold" blood.
Our enemies have wondered at our mild and inoffensive conduct; we have heard them cry, "there she blows," and our hearts have quailed as we saw their glittering steel reflecting the sun beams, and realized that in a few moments our life-blood oozing out, would discolor the briny deep in which we have gambolled for scores of years.
We have never been trained to contend with a race of warriors, who sail in large three-masted vessels, on the sterns of which we have read "New Bedford," "Sag Harbor," "New London." Our battles have hitherto been with simple Indians in their skin canoes. We have heard of the desperate encounters between these whale-killing monsters and our brethren the Right whales on the North-west coast.
Some from that quarter have taken shelter in the quiet bays of our sea, others of the spermaceti species from Japan, have also visited us and reported their battles and disasters; they have told us it is no use to contend with the Nortons, the Tabers, the Coffins, the Coxs, the Smiths, the Halseys, and the other families of whale-killers.
We polar whales are a quiet inoffensive race, desirous of life and peace, but, alas, we fear our doom is sealed; we have heard the threat that in one season more we shall all be "cut up," and "tried out." Is there no redress?
I write in behalf of my butchered and dying species. I appeal to the friends of the whole race of whales. Must we all be murdered in cold blood? Must our race become extinct? Will no friends and allies arise and revenge our wrongs? Will our foes be allowed to prey upon us another year?
We have heard of the power of the "Press;" pray give these few lines a place in your columns, and let them go forth to the world. I am known among our enemies as the "Bowhead," but I belong to the Old Greenland family.
Yours till death,
POLAR WHALE
'Mitakuye Oyasin' is Lakota for 'We are all related'.
It is a prayer of oneness and harmony with all forms of life: humans, animals, birds, insects, trees, plants and even rocks.
"The earth and myself are of one mind"
Chief Joseph - Hinmaton-yalatkit
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This is the trailer for ❛Angels of the Sea❜, a feature documentary on The Oceania Project,
This is the trailer for ❛Angels of the Sea❜, a feature documentary on The Oceania Project, broadcast nationally
by The Seven Network Australia.
This film was produced in 1994 from footage taken aboard 'Our Svanan', one of the square-rigged ships which Trish and Wally chartered during the first five years of their whale research expeditions.
In 1983, Trish and Wally were invited to be the Project Managers of an Australian Bicentennial Project called
'The First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage'.
Trish and Wally's involvement in the 'The First Fleet' (between 1983 and 1988) gave them a deeper understanding of the role of the sailing ship during the history of commercial whaling as well as the role of ship technology in the perpetration of the near-genocide of the whale nation.
We kindly thank Mr. John Farnham
for adding his voice to this film:
http://www.johnfarnham.com.au
The Oceania Project's
19th Whale Research Expedition
August 2008:
http://oceania.org.au/expedition/expedition.html
DVDs & Downloads:
http://oceania.org.au/iwhales/portal/home.php?cat=297
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