Report a Marine Mammal Sighting within Australian waters
Your sighting details, photographs and videos can help identify marine mammal species on our coast. Add your sighting into the comprehensive form below, fill in information where applicable into the text boxes, select from the dropdown lists, attach a photo and then submit the form to contribute your sighting. Thank you.
Observer details;
First name:
Last name:
Phone:
Email:
Marine Mammal Sighting details
Date of sighting:
Observation Platform:
Vessel name:
Sighting time:
Location name:
Sighting status:
Global Positioning System (GPS): if known.
Latitude:
Longitude:
Bearing to marine mammal, in Degrees º :
Distance to marine mammal:
Marine mammal direction of travel:
Species list:
Number of total individuals:
Number of adults:
Number of calves:
Group composition of Marine mammals:
Group composition 1
Group composition 2
Marine mammal behaviour 1
Marine mammal behaviour 2
Marine mammal behaviour 3
Initial observation method:
Detection cue:
Confidence in species:
Confidence in number of individuals:
Height above water:
Water depth:
Platform speed:
Other species present in the area, traveling or interacting with?
Comments or extra details about the sighting:
Images taken:
Attach animal photo:
Attach map photo: