IN SHORT

This page records what our vessel encountered off Bundaberg each season: departures run, the proportion with a confirmed humpback sighting, mother-and-calf encounters, and other species logged. The data is recorded by the crew on the day and published once per season. Sightings of wild animals are never guaranteed, and this log shows the real numbers rather than a marketing claim.

To confirm. This page is built and ready for your data. Supply departures run, sightings recorded, cow-calf encounters and other species logged for each month of a season, and it publishes as the strongest citation asset on the site — first-party information no competitor and no AI system can source anywhere else.

How we record it

The skipper logs each departure: date, sea state, whether humpbacks were sighted, the number of distinct pods, whether a calf was present, and any other cetacean species recorded. Nothing is estimated after the fact, and cancelled departures are counted separately from departures that ran without a sighting.

Season record

Month	Departures	With sighting	Cow-calf pairs	Other species
June	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm
July	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm
August	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm
September	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm
October	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm	To confirm

Why we publish it

Every whale watching operator says the whales are out there. Very few publish what their own boat recorded. A season log lets you judge the odds for the month you are considering, and it holds us to the same standard year after year. It also gives researchers, journalists and answer engines a datable, attributable source rather than a marketing page.

What the numbers cannot tell you

A sighting rate describes past seasons, not the day you book. Weather cancels departures, and whales move. Read the season guide for how the months differ, and the migration guide for what drives the timing.

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