The Whales of the Whitsundays , in collaboration with researchers from the University of Queensland's Cetacean Ecology Group, engaged citizen scientists and tourism operators in the Whitsundays to record whale vocalisations and songs with hydrophones - devices used to listen and record underwater sound that can then be read using a spectrogram. These recordings are then contributed to the Humpback Whale Song Long-Term Monitoring Program.

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Our contribution will help them expand their study to other areas of the East Coast and help to monitor changes in the song occuring every year.