Whale & Dolphin Watch Operators
Special Note: There are many Whale Watch operators here during the Whale Season
Oz Magic has chosen to represent these operators because they are locally owned and are here in our waters
all year round.  Whalesong Cruises is one of the few vessels with wheel chair access.
The Blue Dolphin is the only sailing vessel in the Whalewatch Fleet and will get you so close you are "eye to eye"
with the mighty Humpback as it surfaces to look at you.  Both operators give "exceptional service" and co-operated 100%
with Oz Magic when we asked for loads of photos.
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Humpback Whales Rules and Regulations
Hervey Bay Whale Watching
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These rules must be observed when viewing the whales here in Hervey Bay, failure to observe these rules will result in prosecution.

A person in control of a boat must not:

1/       Bring the boat any closer than 100 metres.
          Bring the boat any closer than 300 metres of a whale If:

A/       3 or more boats are already closer than 300 metres to a whale.
B/       The boat is moving in a similiar direction to or behind a whale.
C/       If the boat is moving at more than 4 knots.
D/       Bring the boat to a position that would cause the whale to come
           closer than 100 metres to the boat if the whale continued in
           its direction of travel.
E/       Move or operate the boat in a way that causes the whale to
alter its direction or speed of travel or its behaviour.
F/        Do not bring the boat between members of a pod of
           whales.

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A person must not do any of the following to a whale:

1/Deposit rubbish near a whale.

2/Make a noise that is likely to disturb the whale.

3/Make a noise that is likely to attract the whale.

4/Intentionally feed a whale. Or

5/Touch a whale.

6/           Come within 30 metres of a Whale.

Regulations Summary:

Do not harass, disturb or interfere with the whales, keep the required distances, don't "park" your vessel in the path of whales and don't "accidentally" drift towards them.  Don't try to feed them and don't throw anything overboard. 

Swimming with Whales

Swimmers are told that it is not advisable to swim with the whales and given the fact that The Great White Shark can follow the migration of whales, It is not advisable to swim in the same area.

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