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It’s an office hemmed in by the gem-toned waters of Hervey Bay and the wild beauty of World Heritage-listed K'gari (formerly Fraser Island).\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn a good day, he’ll skim the glassy surface of Platypus Bay in his catamaran with humpbacks for company and the tang of their fishy morning breath in his nostrils.  On a great day, he’ll get mugged by them. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThen, it’s rinse and repeat and do it all again.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENo one day is like the other and that’s what keeps this veteran skipper coming back year after year; 25 years and counting.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor Lynch and a dozen or so other whale watching operators that ply the calm waters of the Bay, 2020 was a curtain-raiser to a bright future. It marked  the first season since the World Cetacean Alliance declared Hervey Bay the world’s first Whale Heritage Site, a bragging right that five other whale watching capitals fiercely hoped to obtain. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"spacer_288973706":{"spacerType":"whitespace","paddingSize":"xxsmall",":type":"teq/components/spacer"},"image":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/fraser-coast/blog-images/2019_FC_BlueDolphinMarineTours_whales_MarineExperiences_M arkFitz_139478.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/consumer/global/images/destinations/fraser-coast/blog-images/2019_FC_BlueDolphinMarineTours_whales_MarineExperiences_M arkFitz_139478.jpg","alt":"Blue Dolphin Marine Tours, Fraser Coast, Queensland","srcUriTemplate":"/au/en/news-and-media/media-resources/story-ideas/hervey-bay-s-come-back-tail/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/image.coreimg{.width}.jpeg/1698207362775/2019-fc-bluedolphinmarinetours-whales-marineexperiences-m-arkfitz-139478.jpeg","uuid":"a2d5a43b-7e90-47f9-a7c1-6b952448df66","lazyEnabled":false,"title":"Blue Dolphin Marine Tours, Fraser Coast, Queensland",":type":"teq/components/image"},"spacer_1845144532":{"spacerType":"whitespace","paddingSize":"xxsmall",":type":"teq/components/spacer"},"editorial_descriptio_1400613068":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the birthplace of commercial whale-watching in Australia and a region with the most astonishing experiences, such recognition comes as no surprise.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore than half of the world’s whales can be found in Australian waters, and none are more idolised than the humble humpback, with some 30,000 expected to their way from the nutrient-rich waters of Antarctica to the tropical breeding grounds in Queensland’s north this year. But the magic will happen on the return journey when, for reasons not yet known, around a third of the herd take a right hand turn at K'gari for a rest-stop in Hervey Bay.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe region is the only genuine stopover on the southern migration, and it delivers some of the best whale interactions experienced globally.  In the calm waters protected by K'gari, visitors see the playful side of holidaying whales rather than the business side of the migration cycle.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“We have a beautiful, sheltered and protected bay, beside a World Heritage-listed island.  It’s two wonders in one place - the wonder of K'gari and the wonder of humpback whales that come back year after year,” says Lynch.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“Our humpbacks are more relaxed and curious in these waters. And, when they mug our boats, it’s obviously the whale’s choice to be here.”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThose who work here in Hervey Bay see a fairy-tale quality to the growing number of whales to the bay. And it's something that needs to be shouted from the rooftops.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“Here’s an animal that was hunted to almost extinction – commercial whaling boomed in Australia in the late 18th Century; slowed in the 1930s when whale number dropped dramatically and laws were passed to prevent overexploitation; and ceased in 1979. Yet despite this, they come back and mill around the boat and look at it – I mean really look at it and at us,” says Lynch.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“You are so close, you smell krilly breath and, when you get an eyeball from a whale, you know you’ve been looked at. It’s not a blank eye – there’s soul, there’s life, there’s experience. It’s not a mindless glance, it’s a real look.”\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHervey Bay is a world leader in our whale and dolphin tourism in all aspects – vessel design, safety, compliance and sustainability says Lynch who led a council-funded mission to Durban in 2017 to champion the region and the industry’s attributes.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“We have the best interactions in the world; we’re the longest industry with the best government controls and all operators are permitted and eco-accredited.”\u003Cbr\u003E\r\n\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E“For those on the boats, it’s the love of these animals and a passion for the industry that drives us. The thrill of seeing the real enjoyment on the faces of the people you take out. And, when people thank you for one of the best days they’ve had in years, there’s a real sense of achievement in that.” \u003C/p\u003E\r\n","readMoreHeight":0,"richText":true,":type":"teq/components/editorial/editorial-description"},"spacer_173447299":{"spacerType":"whitespace","paddingSize":"xxsmall",":type":"teq/components/spacer"},"image_1832545477":{"componentName":"teq/components/image","src":"/content/dam/teq/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/blue-dolphin-tours_underwater-whale_hervey-bay-691x461.jpg","fileReference":"/content/dam/teq/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/blue-dolphin-tours_underwater-whale_hervey-bay-691x461.jpg","alt":"Underwater Whale, Hervey Bay, Queensland","srcUriTemplate":"/au/en/news-and-media/media-resources/story-ideas/hervey-bay-s-come-back-tail/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/image_1832545477.coreimg{.width}.jpeg/1698207369112/blue-dolphin-tours-underwater-whale-hervey-bay-691x461.jpeg","uuid":"8ff813ed-99b9-4efa-b1da-63c7db457d56","lazyEnabled":false,"title":"Underwater Whale, Hervey Bay, Queensland",":type":"teq/components/image"},"spacer_1930030604":{"spacerType":"whitespace","paddingSize":"xxsmall",":type":"teq/components/spacer"},"editorial_descriptio_640771383":{"text":"\u003Ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWhere else to whale watch:\u003C/h2\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Sunreef Mooloolaba\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E: Get off the boat and into the water for a three-hour magical marine tour that puts people in the habitat of Humpback Whales. Snorkelers simply hold a rope off the back of a boat while eyeballing the whales; all under a strict Code of Conduct of course.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Sea World Cruises, Gold Coast\u003C/b\u003E: See all the action from six viewing platforms as you learn about the great winter whale migration on board The Spirit Of Migaloo II. Enjoy bonus box office views back to the Gold Coast skyline.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. Brisbane Whale Watching:\u003C/b\u003E Join Kerry Lopez, the only female captain owning and skippering a whale watching venture in Australia, on a cruise out of Moreton Bay. 100% sightings guaranteed!\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. 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