A pleasure cruise on the New South Wales far south coast has turned into a worldwide scientific find for an Eden couple.
Three months ago, Nick and Helen Haenic took photos of a pod of killer whales off Twofold Bay, but they were not the normal orcas often seen in far south coast waters.
Instead, researchers have identified them as 'type c' antarctic killer whales and this is only the second time they have ever been seen outside cold southern waters.
Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre spokeswoman, Jennie Robb, says it proves the need to make Eden a centre of excellence for marine research.
"This is exactly what we have wanted to see from the very beginning. The idea was we have a lot of local knowledge here," she said.
"We have a lot of people who work on the ocean and recreate on the ocean and they have always said there is something special in this particular body of water."
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