68 whales spotted by volunteers off Hawai'i Island on last day of Great Whale Count : Big Island Now
A total of 1,121 whales were observed across the state by volunteers for the Great Whale Count on March 25.
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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.