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Blue whale sighting near Esperance's Cape Le Grand could be a first for the region

Blue whale spotted near Esperance (Supplied: Cetrec WA/image supplied by Hugh Crisp)

John Totterdell was finishing a southern bluefin tuna survey near Cape Le Grand in Western Australia when an enormous icy blue shape emerged near his boat.

The lead researcher for the Cetacean Research Centre WA (CETREC) immediately recognised that a very special moment was about to play out.

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