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Naturaliste Charters aims to ensure our tours and expeditions make a positive contribution to the environment that underpins everything we do.
\nAs an innovator in the industry we support projects, collaborations and also facilitate research onboard. This can be by having active researchers onboard or by collecting the data ourselves and passing onto institutions and organisations. As a result, when you are onboard you are among the first to hear about new revelations and scientific findings in the marine world.<\/p>\n
We thrive on having guests get involved in citizen science. A number of programs are highlighted below. With the goal of striving to contribute to research and support long term conservation efforts, we find having experienced and knowledgeable crew onboard who allow guests to get involved bridges the communication gap between science and the public.<\/p>\n
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Key highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”two_btns” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ max_width=”620px” max_width_tablet=”620px” max_width_phone=”620px” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”bottom” animation_delay=”200ms” animation_intensity_slide=”20%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”\/booking\/” button_text=”BOOK A TOUR” button_alignment=”center” admin_label=”BOOK NOW” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_css_main_element=” max-width: 270px;|| float: left;|| margin:0 1% 4%;” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_main_element_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_main_element_phone=”max-width: 100%;||float: none;||margin: 0 0 5%;” custom_css_main_element_tablet=” max-width: 270px;|| float: left;|| margin: 0 1%;”] [\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”\/contact\/” button_text=”Contact Us” button_alignment=”center” admin_label=”Contact Us” module_class=”button–outline” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_css_main_element=” max-width: 270px;|| float: left;|| margin:0 1% 4%;” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_main_element_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_main_element_phone=”max-width: 100%;||float: none;||margin: 0;” custom_css_main_element_tablet=” max-width: 270px;|| float: left;|| margin: 0 1%;”] [\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”80px||80px||true|false” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1180px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||60px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”dark_text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#4b4b4b” header_2_text_color=”#051536″ text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n With a variety of different seasons comes the different data collection. Dunsborough, Busselton and Augusta are well established and the research here is very specific. We pioneered the Bremer Bay Killer Whale Expeditions only in 2015 so understandably there is alot to uncover from an untouched area. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”tour_half” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1170px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/students.jpg” alt=”Naturaliste Charters Team” title_text=”students” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|50%|50%|50%|50%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”dark_text small_text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#4b4b4b” header_line_height=”66px” header_2_text_color=”#051536″ header_2_font_size=”30px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_text_color=”#051536″ header_2_text_align_tablet=”” header_2_text_align_phone=”center” header_2_text_align_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”24px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Did you know you can help with marine research? This may be from submitting images and information, or by donating your time or funds to local researchers. Data collection in the marine environment is typically very expensive and time consuming which is why we contribute as much as possible while out on tour.<\/p>\n You as the passenger are effectively funding us to go out there and sample just by coming on tour. Why stop there? Continue to assist and who knows you might even see the same whale twice! <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”0px||80px||false|false” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” module_class=”tour_half alt” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1170px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/naturalistecharters.dilatevps1.cloudsites.net.au\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/resaerch.jpg” alt=”Research” title_text=”resaerch” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”center” align_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|50%|50%|50%|50%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_class=”dark_text small_text” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#4b4b4b” header_line_height=”66px” header_2_text_color=”#051536″ header_2_font_size=”30px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_text_color=”#051536″ header_2_text_align_tablet=”” header_2_text_align_phone=”center” header_2_text_align_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”24px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n A local team of experts in their fields, these researchers collect a wide range of data. Naturaliste Charters have been in collaboration with GMR for over a decade and among other projects will submit images daily to GMR, in particular, endangered Blue Whales and Southern Right Whales. You can get involved too. In turn, GMR provides our crew with the most recent findings and revelations which are passed onto our guests. 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Seabirds play an important role in ecosystem dynamics but can be very hard to study!<\/p>\n Naturaliste Charters works in collaboration with researchers who conduct annual and seasonal pelagic seabird surveys onboard our vessels. This collaboration has allowed our crew to partake in seabird studies and identification resulting in enhanced knowledge. This is passed onto our guests who obtain a comprehensive and holistic experience of all things living in the marine environment, rather than just whales. 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Happy Whale is an international whale database and is starting to make tracks here in Western Australia. They use new technology to process algorithms to match whale photos with scientific collections. This newly developed efficiency now makes global whale tracking more possible than ever! This is the next step if you are looking to enhance your whale watching experience! Make sure you log your encounter as onboard with us, Naturaliste Charters!<\/p>\n\n
We pioneered the Bremer Bay Killer Whale Expeditions<\/h2>\n
Citizen Science Programs<\/h2>\n
Geographe Marine Research (GMR)<\/h2>\n
eBird Australia<\/h2>\n
HappyWhale<\/h2>\n