• Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

Gold Coast Dolphin Watch Survey 29th March 2025

Gold Coast Dolphin Watch Survey 29th March 2025

Join us on 29th March 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 the Seaway on the Gold Coast, Queensland. If you’d like to join us, please send us an email info@dolphinresearchaustralia.org

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

How long do observations need to be?

  • On the day

How do I get started?

  • Please email us at info@dolphinresearchaustralia.org expressing interest, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.
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Details

When?

  • March 29, 2025, 1:30 - 2:30pm

Where?

  • Seaway, Gold Coast, Queensland

How many hours are required?

  • 1 hour minimum

Experience Level

  • Beginner

Training Required

  • Yes

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Gold Coast Dolphin Watch Survey 29th March 2025

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Please Read the Term & Conditions of Participation - View Terms and Conditions.

FAQs

o All participants are strongly encouraged to complete the training.
o If you are leading a group to complete a Dolphin Watch survey, you must complete the training.

Yes, you can do a Dolphin Watch survey anytime and contribute survey and opportunistic data all year round.

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 the 12 th April, however, in the event that weather conditions are unfavourable, you can still do your survey on another day. This may differ between regions, so please let us know an alternative date you can complete your survey (preferably within 7 days around the 12th April).

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

o Data will be used to understand the status and distribution of dolphins in New South Wales, 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.

Gold Coast Dolphin Watch Survey