The annual Great Whale Count, part of Maui Whale Festival, brings volunteers together to count whales from shore as part of a long-term survey of humpback whales in Hawai‘i. This event provides a snapshot of trends in relative abundance of whales and is one of the world’s longest-running community scientist projects.
2023 Great Whale Count events will take place in various locations on Jan. 28, Feb. 25 and March 25! If you would like to volunteer, we kindly ask that you select only ONE location for each month/date. Each Great Whale Count event is from 8AM – 12PM and volunteers must be able to participate the entire time. Mahalo!
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Since 2019, the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary’s Ocean Count and Pacific Whale Foundation’s Great Whale Count have been conducted on the same days in January, February, and March, to collect data on whales from all the main Hawaiian Islands simultaneously. You can find the latest stats from both counts below.
2022 Results for Great Whale Count
2022 Results for Ocean Count
Click HERE for a detailed report.
· 2021 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2020 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2019 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2018 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2017 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2016 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2015 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2014 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2013 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2012 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2011 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2010 Great Whale Count Summary
· 2009 Great Whale Count Summary
· 1995-2013 Great Whale Count Summary
