Balleny humpback whale research

The first objective of the New Zealand-Australia Antarctic Ecosystems Voyage was successfully achieved with the completion of research at the Balleny Islands. The region around the Balleny Islands is a known foraging area for humpback whales. Over three days, RV Tangaroa have run a zig-zag pattern of survey lines around the Balleny Islands to provide estimates of whale, krill and fish abundance.