Presently there are five research programs:

• Long term Photo-identification survey of the Humpback Whales in Hervey Bay conducted under a Queensland Environment Protection Agency scientific permit.
  
  This work provides data to study humpback whale behaviour and social organisation and population dynamics. It has also contributed to a photo-identifcation collaboration with Southern Cross University Researchers Dan Burns and Dave Paton.

• Integration of Photo-identification & Genetic Data with Southern Cross University and collaboration with Professor Peter Baverstock, Southern Cross University and Dr Megan Anderson, Southern Cross University.
  
  
• Photo-identfication collaboration with Members of the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium.
  
• DNA Analysis of Humpback Whale Faeces in collaboration with the Australian Antarctic Division.
  
  
• A Whale Habitat Monitoring Program with the Queensland Environment Protection Agency.

The Research Programs are funded by the Interns who participate in the Annual Whale Research Expeditions; Sale of iWhales™ Movies and other content on iWhales.org.

Additional funding support has been provided by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW); Queensland Environmental Protection Agency; Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre; Hervey Bay Whale Watch Fleet, ICERC Japan; Fraser Coast Regional Council and special and partcular thanks to Mark Cornish for his generous participation and financial support over the last thirteen years.

Sponsorship of equipment and services has been provided by: Ramada, Hervey Bay; Canon Cameras; Apple Computers; Tasco Binoculars and NetRegistry.