Wildiaries, Australasian Whales and Dolphins

Australasian Whales and Dolphins

The Mysterious Shepherd's Beaked Whale

This week, news broke of the discovery of Shepherd's Beaked Whales at sea off southern Victoria (Australia). In 2006, scientists wrote in Marine Mammal Science that "Shepherd’s beaked whale [is] one of the least known cetaceans in the world". A ... [>>]

Trip Reports

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Tracking a Family of Bottlenos…

Tracking a family of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). Kath (mo…

Map of Jervis Bay and Tracking whales by Geotagging photos with Lat & Long, distance and bearings degrees.

April Jervis Bay 2012

The long awaited start to the whale season is now over with a confirme…

The Mysterious Shepherd's Beak…

This week, news broke of the discovery of Shepherd's Beaked Whales at …

Classic False Killer Whale shape ... and very close to the coast.

False Killer Whale During Iron…

Australia loves reporting on shark attacks. It's a bit of a national o…

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Other Field Reports

2011 Southern Right Whale Sightings, Logan's Beach It's Southern Right Whale season again and they've started being seen around Logan's Beach.

Humpback Whale In Oberon Bay This image is of an entagled Humpback Whale that was observed trailing 2 x floats and rope from its left pectoral fin...

Perth, Western Australia - Hillarys Pelagic Per Frank O'Connor Perth Western Australia Pelagic Trip Report Sunday 2nd August 2009Participants (26) :Frank O'Conn...

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Auscetnet

Whale sightings

Hi Everyone, The ORRCA Hotline is now receiving several calls a day reporting humpback whale sightings. Over the past week ... [>>]

Whale Sightings

Hi Everyone, Just to let you all know the ORRCA Hotline (02 94215 3333) is starting to get an increase ... [>>]

Jervis Bay sightings

Hello list, Scott Sheehan of Huskisson, New South Wales relayed a report of a large pod of false killer whales just ... [>>]

Sightings update

Hi all, s A few interesting sightings have come in this week from Victoria's far east and far west coasts. ... [>>]

iPhone app, Whales and Dolphins of Australia & New Zealand

Hi, We're nearing completion of the world's first proper reference guide iPhone app on whales and dolphins. We waited years ... [>>]

Annual Whale Census Day

Hi All, This is just a reminder that the Annual ORRCA Whale Census Day will be on Sunday 24th June. ... [>>]

Sapphire Coast sightings

Hi all, A short note on sightings from the Sapphire Coast on the south coast of New South Wales. ... [>>]

New publication on sponge distribution and sponging dolphins in MEPS

Happy New Year AusCetNet-ers, We're pleased to announce the publication of the following scientific journal article in MEPS: Tyne, J.A., ... [>>]

Sapphire Coast sightings

Hello list, Cetacean sightings are becoming more regular and diverse along the Sapphire Coast near Eden, New South Wales. Cat ... [>>]

Competitive pod of humpback whales in Port Phillip

Hello list, During a scheduled dolphin survey yesterday (13/08/2011), the Dolphin Research Institute field team encountered a competitive pod of ... [>>]

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Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis)

A large rotund species, dark grey to black in colour. These whales have no dorsal fin and are readily identified by numerous large whitish-yellow callosities ... [>>]