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'The good thing about Science is it is true whether you believe it or not.'
Neil de Grasse Tyson

'The good thing about Science is that its true whether you believe it or not.'
Neil de Grasse Tyson

'The good thing about Science is that its true whether you believe it or not.'
Neil de Grasse Tyson

We cannot protect what we do not understand.

We cannot protect what we do not understand.

We cannot protect what we do not understand.

Science helps us understand.

Science helps us understand.

Science helps us understand.

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Cetacean Sisters ™

A science engagement and education program that inspires women and provides an opportunity to expereince cetacean research thorough science and cetacean workshops.

#photoIDatsea

Contribute your dolphin photos, taken whilst onboard a tour vessel or ferry, to scientists and their research project.

The Victorian Common Dolphin Project

Common dolphins reside in Port Phillip. Can they be sighted regularly anywhere else along the Victorian coastline?

The Caffeinated Biologist

Cetacean research and caffeination, is there anything better in life?

Common dolphins
Port Phillip common dolphins. Image taken under a DELWP research permit.

Cetacean Science Connections

Cetacean Science Connections (pronounced sea tey shuhn) is a social enterprise with a goal to connect people and communities to their local cetaceans – whales and dolphins – and their environment through science.

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Cetacean Sisters

Engage, Educate, Inspire

Cetacean Sisters™, a science engagement and education program that inspires women and provides an opportunity to experience cetacean research through science and cetacean workshops.

Learn more….
Common dolphin
Image taken under a DELWP research permit,

Why we need cetacean stewards and science?

0 Common dolphins resident to Port Phillip
0 Bottlenose dolphins resident to Port Phillip
0km Of Port Phillip coastline
0 Recreational fishers in Victoria by 2020
0 people living around Port Phillip

Why I’m a cetacean steward …

“A fascination in the natural world has been a life-long interest with animals being my passion. I am blessed to have a close affinity with all animals. I would like to leave this world a better place than I found it – and there is certainly much to be done. There are many little things we all can do to improve and heal our planet and one is volunteering. Being involved in Citizen Science, such as monitoring dolphins , is one easy and enjoyable way of contributing to science and may even help prevent the extinction of yet another species. Knowledge is power, and as  research is inherently worthwhile, it also enhances you personally.”

Viv
Cetacean steward 4 years+

“Seeing a dolphin is something that always makes me smile, no matter what is happening in the world. Being able to help protect these amazing animals by simply reporting when and where I see them, is a fabulously easy way to be a citizen scientist, and even a steward for their future. ”

Jen
Cetacean steward 9 years+

“I first fell in love with dolphins some years ago. I was given a trip to swim with them off Sorrento and was quite reluctant at first due to me being petrified of sharks and not keen on swimming in the ocean either. However, once I saw some dolphins playing and swimming around the boat, I couldn’t get in the water quick enough. Well, once I felt their presence and could clearly see them having fun around us, I became quite emotional. This was an experience of a lifetime and one that I will never ever forget. So, to help them into the future, I decide to be steward for them. It is so very important that we all do our best to protect them and their oceans habitat.”

Esther
Cetacean steward 5 years+
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Images on this website were taken either under a research permit or from a tour boat under permit that enabled us to get closer than the regulated distances. If you are lucky enough to encounter any cetacean while you are on the water, please abide by your local marine mammal minimum aproach distances. Abiding by these distances decreases the risk of injury and reduces your impact on the cetaceans you are observing.
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