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A total of 1,121 whales were observed across the state by volunteers for the Great Whale Count on March 25.

Volunteers on four islands scoured the swells with binoculars Saturday and observed 1,121 humpback whales during the last of three coordinated counts by two organizations this year.

The total number for the Great Whale Count on Maui was 313, for a grand total of 1,121 throughout the state.

Volunteers spotted nearly 1000 humpback whales from Hawaii viewing sites. Read more here. The 2023 Sanctuary Ocean Counts and Great Whale Counts reached nearly 1000 humpback whales, which was tallied by a total of 345 volunteers stationed at 42 locations throughout Hawaii.

A total of 596 humpback whales were observed during the Great Whale Count on Maui, for a grand total of 997 spotted throughout the state. On Maui, Great Whale Count volunteers collected data from 12 sites during 15-minute intervals between 8:30 a.m. and 11:50 a.m. A total of 105 whales were observed during the 11:30-11:45 a.m. time period, the most of any time period throughout the day’s count. 

On Maui, the Great Whale Count by Pacific Whale Foundation was only able to report from one of 12 designated sites due to ongoing heavy rain. The single Great Whale Count site on Maui was able to report 41 whales. A total of nine whales were observed during the 10-10:15 a.m. time period, the most of any time period throughout the day’s count.

New Jerseys Community Action Agencies created the Shop with a Cop, where 1,200 middle schoolers link up with local police officers and go shopping.

It’s humpback season in Hawai‘i and|!!| while you know these whales are great singers and love to breach|!!| we bet you didn’t know these other interesting facts.

Nearly 75 percent of whales recorded during peak times off the shorelines of three islands were observed solely off Maui today during the kickoff of the statewide annual humpback whale counts.

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary and the Pacific Whale Foundation will be conducting whale counts on the last Saturday of every month through March. Keeping count helps better understand whale behavior and population trends.