South coast marine mammal citizen science contributor  (CSC)

If you live or visit the south coast and Jervis Bay NSW and get out walking the beaches, swimming or surfing around the south coast and Jervis Bay waters, you may see marine mammals in our ocean and particularly Bottlenose Dolphins, you can help with sightings and information that add to there life history.

If you have registered as a local CSC please fill in the form below the best you can regarding sighting of local south coast Dolphins or Humpback whales.


(If your sighting is more comprehensive and not just Dolphins or Humpback whales and you have the skill to fill in more details go the detailed MMR Report a Sighting page and fill in as much detail as possible. Thank you for your support.

South Coast NSW

Citizen Science Contributor details:

Name: 

Phone number: 


Email:

As a new citizen science contributor, a number (CSC#) will be allocated to your name after your 3rd sighting that has been submitted and you have completed a CSC training day.

CSC #: 


MMR data collection Zones

1 Gerroa - Shoalhaven Heads

2 Culburra - Currarong

3 Jervis Bay inshore

4 Jervis Bay coastline

5 Caves Beach - Sussex Inlet

6 Sussex Inlet - Bendalong

Basic data sightings form:

2 Time:

3: Location data zone:

4 Sighting location:

(Give a clear location description, add more detail with landmarks or features)

You can use this map for the sighting location. Click on   View larger map

Then zoom in and screen shot to save the area or precise location and then add image as attachment.

5 Select species: 

6 Abundance:                                        How many animals seen

7 Behaviour: 

If not known, just go with Travelling/Swimming


8 Direction of travel:

The direction the animal was traveling.

9 Add a photo: 

File

Attach 1 image, of location

Attach image, if possible

File

Attach 1 image, of marine mammal

(Max size =5MB)

*Did you take more photos or videos:   

We will contact you for other photos or videos of the sighting.

10 Comment additional information:

11 Submit your sighting:

Dolphin or Humpback whale sightings form

1 Date: