Humpback whale workshop 2008

This workshop was organised by the Australian Marine Mammal Centre and was held at the Institute of Marine Science in Sydney on the 17th and 18th April 2008.

The meeting assessed the historic and current efforts to estimate trends and abundance of the humpback whales that breed off the east and west coasts of Australia.  It then agreed on research recommendations and priorities to assist in the future conservation management of this species.

Download a PDF report of the meeting.

Participants:

John Bannister
Mark Bravington
Dan Burns
Chris Burton
Mike Double
Rebecca Dunlop
Wally Franklin
Nick Gales
Rob Harcourt
Peter Harrison
Amanda Hodgson
Curt Jenner
Natalie Kelly
Rob McCauley
Mike Noad
Dave Peel
David Paton
Milena Rafic
Chandra Salgado-Kent
Josh Smith
Sam Thalmann