The Community Dolphin Monitoring Project is a research initiative of the DRI that has been running since 2014. It is ‘citizen science’ with a twist. Volunteer ‘spotters’ of dolphins gather on the second Sunday of the month and record data at regular intervals over four hours at three or four designated sites around the Mornington area. This data provides a ‘snap shot’ of what is happening in this area regarding dolphin presence and numbers, and vessel prevalence.
There is a waiting-list for ‘spotters’. Each volunteer goes through training; usually at our centre in Hastings. If you are interested, please contact us here.
Dates for 2016
August 14, September 11, October 9, November 13, December 11.
Dates for 2017
January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12, December 10.
