Dolphin Watch Reports
Thanks to our dedicated Dolphin Watchers, we have been able to obtain baseline knowledge about dolphins in some regional areas! Check out what’s been seen by Dolphin Watchers along the east coast of Australia and beyond.
2024
We received 210 sighting reports in 2024 which included 10 species of cetaceans! Over 80% of sighting reports were of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, with the most sightings reported from Evans Head, NSW.
Thanks to all of the 100 Dolphin Watch Citizen Scientists for sending in your sighting reports.
These are very valuable and help to monitor species across different regions across the East Coast of Australia.
2024 Dolphin Watch Summary
Dolphin Watch Sightings from 2024
2023
In 2023, we received a total of 1119 sighting reports from 178 Dolphin Watch Citizen Science participants. This included 7 different species of cetaceans; The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Australian humpback dolphin, Common dolphin, Australian snubfin dolphin, False killer whale, Bryde’s whale and Orca. These sightings combined added up to a total of 5126 individual cetaceans.
2023 Dolphin Watch Summary
Dolphin Watch Sightings from 2023
2021
Throughout 2021, we had over 133 Dolphin Watch participants from around Australia who collectively reported 821 dolphin sighting reports!
Sightings included 12 different species including: The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, Australian humpback dolphins, Australian snubfin dolphins, Bryde’s whales, Burrunan dolphins, Gray’s beaked whales, humpback whales, Common dolphins, Pilot whales, Risso’s dolphins, and spotted dolphins.
Dolphin Watch Sightings from 2021
2020
During 2020, a total of 711 sightings were made to the Dolphin Watch Citizen Science Initiative by 113 participants throughout Australia.
Of the data submitted, 11 were reported including; The Australian humpback dolphin, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Cuvier’s beaked whale, humpback whale, orca, Risso’s dolphin, spinner dolphin, short-beaked common dolphin, Bryde’s whale, snubfin and spotted dolphins.
Dolphin Watch Sightings from 2020
Dolphin Watch Sightings from 2019
Dolphin Watch Sightings from 2016-2018
Dolphin Watch Sightings from 2016-2018
Regional Dolphin Watch Chapter Reports
2019 Bribie Island Dolphin Watch Report
In 2019, the Bribie Island Dolphin Watch chapter collectively contributed many sighting reports of the resident Australian humpback and Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins! Check out the full Bribie Island 2019 Dolphin Watch Report Bribie Dolphin Summary January 2019-December 2019
2018-2019 Town of 1770 Dolphin Watch Report
This report was made possible by the amazing efforts of Dolphin Watchers in the Town of 1770 that provided sightings over the 12months allowing the first information to be recorded on these populations.
Download full report 1770 Dolphin Summary April 2018-January 2019
