Gold Coast Dolphin Watch Community Survey – 6th June 2025

Gold Coast Dolphin Watch Community Survey – 6th June 2025

Join us on 6th June 2025 and help monitor the local dolphins of the Gold Coast and South East Queensland and be part of our East Coast Dolphin Watch Citizen Science Program. We will be conducting an East Coast Dolphin Watch Citizen Science community survey from Point Danger, Gold Coast, Queensland. If you’d like to join us, please send us an email isabela@dolphinresearchaustralia.org

If you haven’t yet been to one of our East Coast Dolphin Watch Citizen Science training workshops, check out the upcoming events or send us an email.

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Gold Coast Dolphin Watch Community Survey – 6th June 2025

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Gold Coast Dolphin Watch Community Survey – 6th June 2025

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FAQs

Yes, record all whale and dolphin species you see.

Yes! It is very useful to record and upload your survey data even if you don’t see any dolphins. This is still valuable data!

We hope that the weather will be fine and sunny for workshop, however, in the event that weather conditions are unfavourable, we will be in touch with you directly the day prior.

Yes, there are no exceptions to this. [NSW Dolphin Watching Regulations]

o Data will be used to understand the status and distribution of dolphins along the east coast of Australia, with results publicly reported via Dolphin Research Australia website.
o In line with best practice principles of citizen science, all data collected will be publicly accessible and contribute to the Atlas of Living Australia open-source data. This also provides a valuable historical record for future generations.