Whale-watching crews off Cairns are reporting a strong humpback season, with 115 adult whales and 24 calves recorded by one local operator. The adult total has already passed the operator’s full-season figure from 2025.
Tours are continuing into early September while the annual migration moves along Australia’s east coast. Recent sightings have included very young calves travelling with their mothers.
Source: Cairns Local News. This is an independently written news brief based on publicly available reporting.