Migaloo has reportedly been sighted off the Mid North Coast this morning.
A Taree flight school capturing images of a white humpback whale.
The news seeing a spike of inquiries for tourism vendours on the Far North Coast, with many eager to see the famous white whale in the flesh.
“Everybody’s absolutely excited about it – even our staff are all dying to get on every single boat they possibly can to try and get to see him.”
The boost comes at an important time – with whale watching businesses struggling recently with passenger restrictions and harsh weather conditions.
“And with the current swell and wind situations, we’re limited to top of the tide which takes us down to about one boat a day, so little bit of a double whammy there.”
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