Unlike anything I’ve seen: why this whale season has marine scientists puzzled

By Olaf Meynecke, Research Fellow in Marine Science and Manager Whales & Climate Program, Griffith University

Whales never cease to amaze me.

After nearly two decades of studying these majestic mammals, I’ve learnt every whale season is slightly different. Each migration along Australia’s east coast varies in its timing and the number of whale sightings.

But the 2026 whale season is unlike any other I’ve witnessed. Low humpback whale numbers and rare encounters with elusive false killer whales are just two reasons…

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