Hervey Bay Whale Heritage Area

Human-cetacean conflict solutions

The Hervey Bay whale watch fleet and the community prides itself on being a site with usually premium conditions for whale or dolphin watching, where the...

Education and research

Many research organisations and universities have studied whales in Hervey Bay since the 1980s and continue to do so, including The Oceania Project, Pacific...

Cultural heritage (new/modern)

Hervey Bay has a well-established community engagement programme that has been evolving over many years, with several cultural events held annually during the...

Cultural heritage (traditional)

Dolphins are the native totem of the Hervey Bay Butchulla People and were called Boothu or Yul’u or Djamarmee.

The clans are not permitted to hunt, harm or eat...

Sustainability

Hervey Bay benefits from excellent management of the ocean environment and supports and enhances sustainability initiatives and other activities that benefit...

Collaboration for the sake of cetaceans

The steering committee for Hervey Bay WHA has observed that working towards and achieving accreditation has brought together all the various stakeholders from...

Conservation

After a three year-trial of swim-with humpback whales, the activity commenced in Hervey Bay in 2014. Strong rules of engagement were implemented and a...