Satellite tracking supports whale survival Extensive satellite tracking has revealed important new knowledge about the little known pygmy blue whale population of Southern Australia. Marine biologists have extensively tracked the movements of foraging and migrating blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) along the Australian continental shelf on a journey towards breeding grounds in Indonesia as part of conservation efforts for the endangered species. A team of researchers led by Flinders University Associate Professor Luciana Möller tracked the movements of 13 of the blue whale subs...