Posted Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:26am AEST
There has been another whale sighting in Tasmania, this time in the Tamar River in the state's north.
A southern right whale was spotted by students of the Australian Maritime College while they were training on the Tamar River near Bell Bay yesterday.
Their teacher Peter Hunt says the whale was at least 13 metres long and was spouting.
"We slowly reduced our speed and power and crept up behind the whale and sure enough there it was. We got to about within three metres of it, and our vessels are about 13 metres long, and it was as long as our vessel," he said.
"It came to the surface probably about three times, ahead of us, and then came alongside us, turned around. Then we thought, well, we won't worry it any longer and moved away while the whale headed back out to sea."
Another man reported seeing two southern right whales near the river's mouth.
DPIWE marine biologist, Kris Carlyon says the increase in whale sightings around Tasmania is a positive sign for the species.
"We are getting more and more reports every year and partly because of the fact of more public awareness; people are calling in and realising we are after this information," he said.
"But it is also a sign that the southern right whale population is on the increase."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/30/3025814.htm
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