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Turks & Caicos Islands Whale Project

HQ 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands · 1 project tracked

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A Whale Catalogue Built From Tourist Photos on the Turks Bank

Ocean Life

🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands

One humpback nicknamed Pinball has been photographed on the Turks Bank in ten seasons between 2007 and 2026, and a whale-watch boat plus visitors' phone photos built the catalogue that proved it.

430whalesIndividual humpback whales in the TCI catalogue
12.5kkmRound-trip migration documented between Iceland and the Turks and Caicos
13whalesReturning mothers identified on the Turks Bank in 2025
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