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22 July 2020

Griffith Centre for Coastal Management and Sea World Cruises announce humpback whale research partnership

Griffith Centre for Coastal Management and Sea World Cruises are launching a new partnership to further our understanding of whales and their role in marine ecosystems.

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30 April 2024
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23 September 2020
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18 September 2020

Griffith researchers eavesdrop on Humpback whales

For the first time Griffith University researchers will deploy a ‘hi-tech whale phone’ in Gold Coast waters to better understand the tail of the whale migration season.

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4 October 2017

Having a whale of a time researching

Griffith University researchers are using humpback whales as “canaries in thecoalmine” to tell them what’s happening in Antarctica. A team...

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12 November 2012
PhD researcher Tania Romero Brito kissing a gray whale.

How to kiss a whale for research

The increasing vital role of tourism in conservation is the subject of Tania Romero Brito's PhD research at Griffith University's International Centre for Ecotourism Research on the Gold Coast.

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29 July 2025

‘Feast and fast’ migration sees whales lose 36% body fat

11,000kg of blubber lost during annual humpback migrations - equivalent to energy obtained after consuming 57,000kg of Antarctic krill.

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7 February 2025

Human speech development linked to whale song structure 

Researchers find commonalities between statistical structure in humpback whale song and human language.  

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21 December 2024

Study doubles and decimates prior estimated lifespans for whale species 

Study finds one species’ age estimates almost doubled; the other drastically reduced due to human-driven impacts. 

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15 November 2024
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