Andrew Stevenson hopes the 2026 season will deliver record fluke IDs and new insights into the whales’ pelagic behaviour. A record number of fluke IDs and a deeper behavioural window into the pelagic lives of humpback whales … those are the hopes of local researcher and filmmaker Andrew Stevenson heading into the 2026 season.
It may only be January, but the humpbacks are already putting on a show for residents. Last week, a rare sighting of three humpback whales inside the reef system was reported off Dockyard. Mr. Stevenson was able to study the pod up close, capturing his first fluke ID of the 2026 season.
