nerated by whale-watching vesselsin Hervey Bay, Australia. Many of these boats in Hervey Bay operated asferrys and modify their routine slightly upon encountering a pod of whales.Present regulations in Hervey Bay for approaching whales state that boatsmust slow within 300 m of whales, which is very different than the 91 mstandoff range in Hawaii with no speed limitations. It is also difficult toapply noise measurements from one location to another because underwateracoustic propagation can vary considerably depending on the depth and typesof bottom....
