Pacific Marinelife Institute has launched a marine mammal monitoring program in conjunction with Hinchinbrook Ferries and Cruises (HFAC). The HFAC team will collect data on a daily basis around the northern tip of Hinchinbrook Island in North Queensland. After only a few successful trips, the project has already collected data on dugongs, indo-pacific humpback dolphins and Australian snub-fin dolphins, as well as turtles.
All of the data will be collated by the Institute's new Marine Mammal Centre and shared with other Institute projects such as the ReefHabitat Project. Sightings will be reported in a regular newsletter and shared with other affiliated projects, government agencies and universities. To be part of the expanding project along the entire Queensland coast, contact David Joyce on 0412 761 016 or david.joyce@pacificmarinelife.com.
