Sanctuary seeks whale counters

Advertiser Staff

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (aren't you glad you don't have to answer their phones?) is looking for people to participate in its annual whale count.

Information from three separate whale-counting events will be used to help the sanctuary develop time line data to monitor the presence of humpback whales during the season's peak months.

The first count took place on Jan. 26. Two more — on Feb. 23 and March 30 — are scheduled.

Interested? Call 397-2656 on O'ahu, (888) 559-4253 on the Big Island or (808) 246-2860 on Kaua'i.