Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project

Coastal and Estuarine Dolphin Project aims to ensure that dolphins remain vital and functioning parts of the estuarine and coastal ecosystems around Perth.

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

👇🏼check out some of our work done in Perth metropolitan waters

[Murdoch University @MurdochUni]

Congratulations to the Murdoch University Farm Animal Welfare team, who received the Agriculture Award at the recent @rspcawa Animal Welfare awards ceremony!

The team were recognised for advocating and improving farm animal welfare.

Learn more: https://t.co/39jcSVR7gk

[Murdoch University @MurdochUni]

Australia leads the world in many areas, sadly this includes animal extinction rates. #MurdochUniversity researchers are working to change this 🙌 On #ThreatenedSpeciesDay2022 we pay tribute our wildlife heroes 🐨🐬🐢🦋 https://t.co/elnCCr6gqH

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Photo taken under approved permits @DChabanne

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

Two more successful days were spent in Cockburn Sound (Derbal Nara), Kwinana Shelf area over the last week. Several dolphins have now been recognised from our 2011-15 catalogue #photoID 🐬🐬 #WAMSI #murdochuni HBI #freosailingclub #cockburnsound #dolphinresearch #westernaustralia

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

What a successful first monitoring of our #dolphins 🐬 in the #swancanningriverpark for #spring2021. With @ResearchDolphin members joining us, we saw 16 out our 21 residents, and a few residents from #cockburnsound outside #fremantleharbour. #westernAustralia @RiverGuardians

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

(3) Hugs was first recorded as a calf in 2011 when we conducted our first fieldwork season in the adjacent waters. She first visited the Swan Canning Riverpark with her mum 'Cuddles' in 2013, who is also a regular visitor generally accompanied by two of our oldest resident males.

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

⭐Happy 10 years boat-based surveys to us🐬⭐

#cedpperth #research #fieldwork #boatsurvey #photoid #dolphins #wildlife #winter #perth #newcalf @RiverGuardians @HBI @MUniResearch

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

(2) Nine of our resident dolphins were recently seen in the Fremantle Inner Harbour along with 'Hugs', a resident dolphin from adjacent waters, although well known to spend time in the harbour. What we didn't know until now is that Hugs is a female and a first-time mum 🐬🐬

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

Sixteen of our resident dolphins (out of 21) were observed on our first winter survey, including Akuna who lost her three-month-old calf just last month from fishing line and crab pot rope entanglements.
#Harrybutlerinstitute @MurdochUni @RiverGuardians #winter2021 #dolphins

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

Back on the water today with @DChabanne from @MUniResearch #HBI. Beautiful morning to monitor the resident community of #dolphins in the estuary of #Perth #WesternAustralia

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@RiverGuardians @MUniResearch

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

Two females residing in the waters outside #fremantlefishingboatharbour #Cockburn #Fremantle were seen in the estuary #perth accompanied by some of the male residents, an important observation to add in our understanding of the dynamic of our resident dolphin community.

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

@sharonTis13 Where about was it?

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

We were waiting for the moment Moon will introduce her newborn calf to us. Not even 2-week old #dolphins #Perth

[Coastal & Estuarine Dolphin Project @cedpperth]

@sharonTis13 Fantastic @sharonTis13