Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in Southern Ocean?

Falls in whale sightings, rare seabirds appearing – is something unusual happening in Southern Ocean?

In late June, whale watchers in southwest Western Australia sounded the alarm. They had seen far fewer humpback whales at a time when they normally migrate up from the Southern Ocean to calve and feed. Numbers were 60% below normal. A week later, birdwatchers spotted a “once in a lifetime event” as large numbers of ra