The Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is considering removing humpback whales from Australia's threatened species list.
More than 33,000 humpback whales are estimated to migrate through Queensland annually, with over 40,000 humpback whales migrating through Australia.
Griffith University research fellow in Marine Science Dr Olaf Meynecke, said it was too early to delist the species.
"What now is an issue, is a combination of other threats that are a lot harder to address," he said.
"They're complex and they'll all interact with each other."