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National Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Strandings Database.

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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The National Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Strandings Database records reported sightings of whales and dolphins in Australian waters and maintains details of stranding events around the Australian coastline.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title National Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Strandings Database.
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/b9f6bbbc-ce2c-4848-a8f8-8f612429e2fe
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
james.shevlin@environment.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/2007 - 01/01/2007
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        112.0,
        -45.0
      ],
      [
        170.0,
        -45.0
      ],
      [
        170.0,
        -6.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -6.0
      ],
      [
        112.0,
        -45.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "National Whale and Dolphin Sightings and Strandings Database.". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/national-whale-and-dolphin-sightings-and-strandings-database