Sally’s 2024 Whale Fluke Catalogue

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• HW = Happy Whale catalogue• PWF = Pacific Whale Foundation catalogue• UID = Universal Identification Number (Dr Trish Franklin Hervey Bay)• ECWWC-PS = East Coast Whale Watch Citizen Scientists• LEEM = Leanne Maffesoni• HNC = Operation Cetaces-IRD.These catalogues are now all combined into the “Happy Whale Catalogue” world-wide:https://happywhale.com/home2024 Highlights(68 flukes identified):
>. Fluke 5. Sighted on 15-06-2024 off Tweed Heads. PWF-SP_7715. LEEM-EA00152This whale was first sighted at Hervey Bay, Qld in 2008 - 16 years ago!
>. Fluke 15. Sighted on 26-06-24 off Tweed HeadsHW-MN1103654This whale was first seen on 12-10-2015 at Gold Coast – 9 years ago!
>. Fluke 45. Sighted on 30-08-24 off Tweed HeadsHW-MN1105062This whale was first seen on 22-08-2018 in Hervey Bay, Qld – 6 years ago!
>. Fluke 53. Sighted on 21-09-24 off Tweed HeadsHW-MN1100503This whale was first seen on 07-10-2014 in Hervey Bay, Qld – 10 yrs ago! – 2 sightings
> Fluke 54. Sighted on 21-09-24 off Tweed Heads“Santa Maria” femaleUID-1392 and also PWF-SP_2389First seen on 08-09-2002 off Victoria – 22 years ago – 8 sightings
>. Fluke 55. Sighted on 21-09-24 off Tweed HeadsMother with calfECWWC-BB13060This whale was first seen on 20-08-2013 off Victoria – 11 yrs ago – 3 sightings
>. Fluke 60. Sighted on 30-9-24 off Tweed HeadsPWF-SP_6477 also PWF-SP_7289First seen on 25-8-2012 in Hervey Bay, Qld – 12 years ago!
>. Fluke 62. Sighted on 6-10-24 off Tweed HeadsHW-MN1100065 also PWF-SP_3136 also UID-1307. Female with calf “Alcyone aka Pyrenees”First sighted on 20-9-2003 in Hervey Bay, Qld – 21 years ago! Injury occurred after the 2022 sighting.
>. Fluke 63. Sighted on 7-10-24ECWWC-BB08048 also PWF-SP_1271First seen in Hervey Bay on 3-9-1993 – 31 years ago!
>. Fluke 65. Sighted on 18-10-24 off Tweed HeadsHW-MN1101708 also PWF-SP_6383First seen on 09-09-2012 in Hervey Bay, Qld – 12 years ago

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