On: East Australian Humpback whale bounces back from near extinction

Says who?

Let me Google that for you: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=hump...

So let me get this straight, in spite of not quieting the shipping lanes, the population has exploded, which is impossible according to you.

Somebody forgot to tell the whales, apparently.