Whale Nation

http://songlinesofthewhales.org

This is the trailer for Angels of the Sea, a feature documentary on The Oceania Project, broadcast nationally by The Seven Network Australia.

This film was produced in 1994 from footage taken aboard 'Our Svanan', one of the square-rigged ships which Trish and Wally chartered during the first five years of their whale research expeditions.

In 1983, Trish and Wally were invited to be the Project Managers of an Australian Bicentennial Project called 'The First Fleet Re-enactment Voyage'.

Trish and Wally's involvement in the 'The First Fleet' (between 1983 and 1988) gave them a deeper understanding of the role of the sailing ship during the history of commercial whaling as well as the role of ship technology in the perpetration of the near genocide of the whale nation.

We kindly thank Mr. John Farnham for adding his voice to this film: http://johnfarnham.com.au

SONGLINES documents the evolution of the intricate and beautiful East Australian Humpback song. An hour of pristine digital recordings selected from five different years between 1992 and 2008 which draw the listener into a mysterious and majestic world.

Established in 1988, The Oceania Project is an independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales, dolphins and the oceans.

Humpback whale songs are transferred from year to year and evolve in a similar fashion to the verbally transmitted tribal lore of Aboriginal cultures from where the term songlines is derived.

The East Australian Humpback Whales travel in an unending cycle of migration between their birthplace in the inter-reef lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef and their Antarctic feeding areas.

Their world is comprised of vast stretches of ocean where songs emitted by the Humpback Whales can be heard over great distances. Each year the whales sing a new song. Haunting melodies of radiant joy which fill the ocean along the East Coast of Australia.

When ecosystems across the planet are collapsing and species are becoming extinct at an accelerating rate, the East Australian Humpback Whales are making a remarkable recovery. They have become Australia's national treasure and a symbol of hope for our imperiled environment.

We as the new generation of caretakers of the planet Earth have learnt from the mistakes of our elders and are helping nurture the Rebirth of a Species.

Audio CD: 5 Tracks, running time 60 minutes. Track 3 features Migaloo the White Whale recorded in 1998.

© The Oceania Project - All Rights Reserved

To celebrate the annual return of the Humpback Whales, sixty Australian communities are participating in the Humpback Icon Project. Each of these communities has adopted a known individual Humpback Whale from The Oceania Project's Fluke Catalogue:

http://bit.ly/HumpbackIconProject

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• humpback
• whale
• dolphin
• cetacea
• research
• oceania
• iwhales
• migaloo

[csnellen]

Brings tears to my eyes - what a shame that we can't be wise enough to preserve the many wonders of our world.

[fxJoefx]

This is a great video. It shows us the importance of preserving whales and all creatures on earth.

[mking1queen]

Thank you , Just Perfect....Mother Nature is so special....

[shckar]

wow ................ playing like a dolphin

[silverbarb]

you show animal awareness the way it should be done in there own enviroment not cooped up in a cage for people to gawk at.

[turkishawind]

the oceans are reflection of uor hevens and should be loved and respected by all of us beutiful as they are we should leave them free, thank you for this.

[gio31brasil]

wonderfull!

[annemaree]

Thankyou for this beautiful share!

*manystars

[rachelasanok1]

Fantastic video

very beautiful

Nature itself

Rachel

[maryamx5]

Incha`llah - be careful in nature`s big plan - so beautyful isn´t it?

[CDLver]

So true--these creatures come to the surface to interact with humans. It is their habitat. We are guests. Nothing more. Respect the ocean creatures.

Thank you, Oceania Project, for telling the world of these amazingly social whales!

[saffrongirl]

Hello,

These beings are magnificent.I often wonder

what beings they were before.

Thanks love the video.

I love to hear them talk.

saffrongirl