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Based amid Bermuda, A Humpback Whale Project is each brainchild from Andrew Stevenson. The project culminates among single documentary such testament seek in order to educate future generations while to the importance from whales amid belonging to us culture, in similar fashion adequately in similar fashion foster an understanding of each behavior belonging to these behemoths.

When asked how gentleman got involved among any project, Andrew Stevenson tells certain story out of a adventuresome author whoever strolled along a pink sands made from a deserted island beach, wondering whatsoever man might execute with his abundance of energy and ideas. Post- some lifetime spent undertaking amazing journeys and writing out of belonging to them revelations, a addition belonging to one newborn daughter had tamed his audacious spirit. By least momentarily. While he gazed outside in order to deep inside deep contemplation, single enlightening event captured his experienced eye: any waterspout made from one migrating Humpback whale revealed certain illusive answer, and The Humpback Whale Research Project was born.

Photo Credit: Andrew Stevenson

A purpose of the project, in Andrew’s belong to words, is “toward gain sufficient data toward determine each social behavior made from each humpbacks amid their mid-ocean migratory crossings. Said desire become accomplished by means of a taking made from elevated definition video from a humpback whales migrating past Bermuda over some three-year period along with to complete per finished 30-50 minute documentary highlighting the cultural heritage out of whaling amid Bermuda with certain increasing opportunities in order to research, learn also watch these whales.”  Children shall become involved inside any making belonging to certain film from beginning up to terminate amid order for assist them within developing single initial pass appreciation and love belonging to whales. A project too seeks to develop single database belonging to fin along with tail fluke photographs linked with corresponding underwater footage also sound recordings for provide a comprehensive identification directory.

Since a mid-point amid a Humpbacks’s feeding grounds from a western North Atlantic and their Caribbean breeding along with wintering turf, Bermuda is ideally placed for observing any magnificent creatures on belonging to them springtime migratory journey toward the north. Beginning within February plus continuing until mid Could, certain whales pass intimate enough to Bermuda toward become seen since any shore. However, during a winter migration in reverse toward their breeding grounds in any south, each Humpbacks are hardly seen at whole, along with therefore something is concept there is something among Bermuda’s waters such satisfies of them appetites on to them means to a waters out of Recent England also Canada’s Maritime Provinces. Perhaps which is why in recent years the whales own existed lingering surrounding each island among larger numbers also for extended periods of occasion. Said is individual made from certain multiple mysteries each Humpback Project aims up to solve. Whatever each case, Bermuda’s crystal clear waters, as well as certain relaxed demeanor made from the whales, make something a perfect location for filming and photographing each majestic mammals.

Photo Credit: Andrew Stevenson

The primary three-year stage out of certain Humpback project was spent amassing many hours out of film footage. While watching the graceful beasts singing also caring for theirs young, entity is easy to understand Andrew’s call for per boycott out of Japanese goods. “Itself is unacceptable whatever Japan continues toward kill whales for negative true purpose except national pride,” male states on his YouTube leaf (Tracking Packages within 2025: What toward Expect)  “Certain just message a Japanese Fisheries Agency intend understand is single worldwide boycott from Japanese goods.” Entrapment and strikes beside ships are twain from the biggest dangers up to a survival out of Humpbacks.

Since successfully completing each first made from belonging to it three-year phases, I asked Andrew that him hopes toward accomplish during certain recently begun second stint. “Now that I am not so focused on getting underwater film footage I’m concentrating further on getting fluke ids also trying up to determine that a whales are doing. Assuming they approach for certain boat, afterward I testament acquire within each water with them. I’d besides similar to up to get beyond extra in certain winter to determine how multiple whales at that spot are right here during certain winter months.” Judging by certain recent fluke photos on any project website, a jiffy phase is amid full swing plus looks set in order to seem hugely successful.

Canadian born Andrew is per gentleman of remarkable courage, character as well as concern for ours environment. Man is currently devoted “full-time along with extra” toward a Humpback Whale Project also his exploits be able to seem followed via his Whale Diary, whatever is updated on single regular basis. Something is no doubt whatever any Humpback Whale Project testament become single success, as Andrew Stevenson is not at all each sort for undertake something half-heartedly. For greater on Andrew plus his a lot of exploits, since adequately since one wealth from information on each Humpback Whale Project and whales within general, visit whalesbermuda.com