WASHINGTON: The famous albino whale Migaloo is likely to be spotted less frequently off the Queensland coast as he matures and swims further offshore, an authority on marine life says.
Whale watchers thought they spotted the rare whale off the Gold Coast Seaway yesterday but Sea World marine science director Trevor Long said the humpback did not measure up.
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Mr Long said the white whale sighted yesterday was younger and up to five metres smaller than Migaloo and thought to be another albino mammal dubbed “Son of Migaloo”.
However the sighting is debated by Southern Cross University (SCU) academic Wally Franklin, who first sighted Migaloo in 1992.
He said yesterday’s sighting was of the famous, older white whale.
Mr Long said it was likely people would see less of Migaloo over the years.
“Migaloo is getting older now he could be more mature he could be more off the coast than what he was but I don’t think it’s a worrying sign,” Mr Long said.
“He might be seen again in other years.
“Off the Gold Coast we have a whole lot of darkness we have a whole lot of days when there’s rough weather and people can’t go out there so just because we haven’t seen him one year it doesn’t mean he’s not there.”
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