The Western Port Pod Surveyor is an easy way to report sightings of dolphins and contribute to creating positive impacts for cetaceans during this time of rapid environmental change. The goal of this program is to understand the spatial and temporal patterns of the resident common dolphins in the Mornington region and also bottlenose dolphins that may move through the area.
Western Port Pod Surveyor is the only long-term, independent and secure portal where citizen scientists can be confident that their data is used to provide up-to-date and publicly available understandings about cetaceans, aiding educational, government, private enterprise and wildlife managers in making informed decisions.